SLAMMERS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

slammers

noun

plural of slammer

as in jails

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody the Mafia capo ultimately landed in the slammer on a conviction of income tax evasion

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Recent Examples of slammers In New Orleans, one of the earliest slammers was a jovial fellow named Damian Labeaud, who, starting in 2010, recruited passengers from the local community with the promise of insurance payouts, then took them hunting on the freeway for a truck. —

Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 And the Padres, after adding at the trade deadline, have their assortment of door slammers all locked up for the foreseeable future. —

Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025

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Noun

As a result, families are struggling with the rising cost of living, limited access to county services, unsafe conditions in county jails, and aging infrastructure that has not been maintained.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
He was taken to the ICE detention facility in Broadview and eventually transferred to other jails in several states, where he was denied access to heart medication over more than two months while in custody, according to his declaration.

— Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026