Another word for throw

throw Synonyms

throw

v.

To hurl
fling, butt, bunt, pitch, fire, let go, sling, toss, heave, lob, dash, launch, chuck, bowl, cast, heave, hurl, let fly*, shy*, deliver*, elbow*, cast off*, lay across*.
Antonyms catch*, receive, grab.
To send forth
propel, thrust, force, project, discharge, butt, bunt, launch, put into motion, start, push into, drive, set going, impel, stick into, pour into.
Antonyms receive*, retrieve, accept.
To connect or disconnect
pull a lever, turn a switch, unswitch, unhook, turn off, turn on.
To force to the ground
defeat, cast down, triumph over, strike down, overwhelm, pin, nail*, flatten*, buck off*, pin to the mat*; see also defeat 1, 3.
Antonyms raise*, help up, bring on to one's feet.
*To permit an opponent to win
give up, lose the game, lose deliberately, submit, yield, surrender, give in*, back down*, chuck away*, call quits*, check out*; see also lose 3.

throw is the general word meaning to cause to move through the air by or as by a rapid propulsive motion of the arm throw a ball, throw some light on the mystery; cast, the preferred word in certain connections to cast a fishing line, generally has a more archaic or lofty quality they cast stones at him; to toss is to throw lightly or carelessly and, usually, with an upward or sideways motion to toss a coin; hurl and fling both imply a throwing with force or violence, but hurl suggests that the object thrown moves swiftly for some distance to hurl a javelin and fling, that it is thrust sharply or vehemently so that it strikes a surface with considerable impact she flung the plate to the floor; pitch implies a throwing with a definite aim or in a definite direction to pitch a baseball

Search Thesaurus

WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"throw." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 20 April 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/THROW>.

APA Style

throw. (n.d.). Retrieved April 20th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/THROW

Another word for throw

verb

To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm:
cast, dart, dash, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, pitch, shoot, shy², sling, toss. (Informal) fire. See move
To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow:
bring down, cut down, down, drop, fell¹, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, strike down. (Slang) deck¹. Idiom: lay low. See rise
(Informal)
To cause to be unclear in mind or intent:
addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle. Idiom: make one's head reel (or swim) (or whirl). See clear, feelings
(Informal)
To make incapable of finding something to think, do, or say:
confound, nonplus. (Informal) flummox, stick, stump. (Slang) beat. Idiom: put someone at a loss. See affect, knowledge
To bring to bear steadily or forcefully:
exercise, exert, ply², put out, wield. See cause
To send out heat, light, or energy:
cast, emit, irradiate, project, radiate, shed. See move
To release or move (a switch, for example) in order to activate, deactivate, or control a device:
trip. See move

phrasal verb throw away

To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:
discard, dispose of, dump, junk, scrap¹, throw out. (Informal) chuck, jettison, shuck (off). (Slang) ditch. See keep
To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly:
consume, dissipate, fool away, fritter away, riot away, squander, trifle away, waste. (Slang) blow¹. See save

phrasal verb throw off

To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable:
clear, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, release, relieve, rid, shake off, unburden. (Slang) shake. See keep
To cast off by a natural process:
exuviate, molt, shed, slough². See put on
To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently:
emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let off, let out, release, send forth, vent. See free, move
To get away from (a pursuer):
elude, evade, lose, shake off, slip. (Slang) shake. Idiom: give someone the shake (or slip). See seek

phrasal verb throw out

To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:
discard, dispose of, dump, junk, scrap¹, throw away. (Informal) chuck, jettison, shuck (off). (Slang) ditch. See keep
To put out by force:
bump, dismiss, eject, evict, expel, oust. (Informal) chuck. (Slang) boot¹ (out), bounce, kick out. Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone the heave-ho (or old heave-ho), send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear. See keep
To displace (a bone) from a socket or joint:
dislocate, slip. Idiom: throw out of joint. See help