CRAMS Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of cram

as in swarms

a great number of persons or things massed together battling the rush-hour cram in the subway

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cram

as in squeezes

to fit (people or things) into a tight space tried to cram one more book into the backpack

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as in fills

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained crammed his mouth with candy

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as in stuffs

to fill with food to capacity one of those eating contests in which competitors attempt to cram themselves with as many hot dogs as they can in three minutes

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diets
fasts

as in devours

to swallow or eat greedily the thoughtless guest crammed a dinner that had taken hours to prepare

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Recent Examples of crams

Noun

But White crams so much into every number, none of them feel nearly that compact. — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 July 2026

Verb

Then there’s the Tesseract, which takes the scooter formula and crams it with an almost unreasonable amount of technology. — New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026 Neutron stars are considered so extreme because the process that creates them crams between one and two times the mass of the sun down into a sphere with a width of around 12 miles (20 kilometers). — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The MatePad Air crams six speakers into its thin body and, thanks to its big battery, can play videos for up to 16 hours. — Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Director Allan Deberton crams much story and characterization in those opening frames. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026 Television has always relied on big, gasp-inducing moments, but Murphy crams them in even at the expense of narrative cohesion. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026 The Nutribullet Ultra crams a 1200-watt motor into its rather slim casing; that’s double the wattage of the Nutribullet Pro blender that’s a step down. — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025 Moreover, the study’s methodology crams certain ideologies under one umbrella that otherwise would not fit neatly into a political classification. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025 The Ferryman crams the Warren home with upright coffins filled with his former victims. — Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crams

Noun

As swarms of Trump supporters waited in long security lines ahead of the speech, a chorus of top Kansas Republicans rallied the crowd.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
If Fairford is any indication, one year later, the United States is still no more capable than Russia of protecting its bases against drone swarms.

— Christian Caryl, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of swarms

Verb

But the strain extends across the Global South, where developing nations struggle with a prolonged energy crisis that disproportionately squeezes the planet’s most deprived.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Meta squeezes two independent light-guiding cores into a single standard glass strand to double its bandwidth.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of squeezes

Verb

There’s just a single SD card slot, so there’s no option for redundant backup storage, but the FP2 does come with 70GB of storage built-in that can be used when your memory card unexpectedly fills up.

— Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026
Shapira fills a plate with a crab cake, two chicken tenders, and a salad, lamenting the fattiness of American food.

— Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of fills

Verb

The suspect runs inside, grabs rolls of lottery tickets, stuffs them into a bag and runs out.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Once a seasonal delicacy, Jimmy’s sources squash blossoms ($25) year-round, stuffs them with ricotta and Parmigiano-Reggiano and lightly batters and fries them.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of stuffs

Verb

Usually, either a star and its companion mind their own business or the star completely and rapidly devours its neighbor.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
The larvae come from the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly, which invades open wounds or the mucous membranes of body openings in any warm-blooded animal, including humans, and devours tissue, causing the wounds to become increasingly deep and painful.

— Abraham Tellez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of devours

Noun

Salem is a vibrant, thriving, bustling city, attracting throngs of tourists in the autumn.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Guests of the hotel have a special opportunity to visit the villa privately, away from the throngs of tourists that visit from near and far.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of throngs

Verb

The live feed loads much faster in the Birdbuddy app thanks to a new instant wake-up feature.

— Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026
These improvements are intended to help military forces transport larger loads more efficiently and support operational demands across a range of environments.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Verb

Pocket-sized Hong Kong packs more of a punch than its 430-square-mile size might suggest.

— Lee Cobaj, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Mevis packs about 250 pounds on his 6-foot frame and Grupe stands 5-foot-7 and weighs nearly 100 pounds less, a difference that came into play Sunday when the Rams lost 18-16 to the Cardinals, who were 12 1/2-point underdogs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026