Throw synonyms and antonyms
thrō
Category:
Part of speech:
To get rid of; throw away; discard
To move suddenly and violently; rush; dash
To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.
To set (something) on fire.
(Informal) To give up; quit:
(Intransitive, aviation) to perform (the second half of) an outside loop.
To move quickly and smoothly by or as if by rolling:
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grab (antonym)
(Slang) To attract strongly the attention of; impress greatly
To set going; initiate:
To move by means of a sling; raise or lower in a sling:
To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl:
To lob a ball
To run: said of a dye
To overcome emotionally
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To throw in or on in a rapid, careless manner; to mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality; to overspread partially; to bespatter; to touch here and there.
To calculate astrologically:
Deliver is defined as to bring to someone or to give birth.
To push, jostle, or shove with the elbow:
lay across
To hurl
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To force or impose on an unwilling or improper recipient:
To form a plan or intention for:
To move or drive headfirst
To force by or as by a blow, thrust, or stroke
To force to the ground
To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
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To fasten, join, or attach with or as if with a nail.
buck-off
To cause to fall off.
lose deliberately
*To permit an opponent to win
To produce a return for effort or investment:
To give over or resign (oneself) to something, as to an emotion:
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(Idiomatic) To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously has or has planned to.
To examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate.
make one's head reel (or swim) (or whirl)
To gain by the use of force or coercion:
To do better than (another) in a competition or battle; win victory over; beat:
triumph over
To force to the ground
lose the game
*To permit an opponent to win
Or (intransitive) To enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.
chuck-away
To discard, or throw away
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catch (antonym)
To receive (by being in the way).
receive (antonym)
To be the person who gets (something sent or transmitted):
put into motion
To send forth
To tend in an early stage of development:
set going
To send forth
To push, drive, or move forward; propel
stick into
To send forth
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pour into
To send forth
pull a lever
To connect or disconnect
turn a switch
To connect or disconnect
unswitch
To connect or disconnect
To unfasten the hooks of.
To repulse, disgust, or discourage.
To connect or disconnect
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pin to the mat
To force to the ground
call quits
*To permit an opponent to win
accept (antonym)
(Intransitive) To receive something willingly.
raise (antonym)
To breed and care for to maturity:
help up (antonym)
To force to the ground
bring on to one's feet (antonym)
To force to the ground
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lose (related)
To wander from or become ignorant of:
To interfere with; hinder; impede
To shoot or launch from or as from a catapult; hurl
To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
To cause to lose composure; embarrass or confuse:
To distribute and put in place.
To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
To look (through) in a quick, random manner
To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down.
(Usage Problem) To cause to feel indifferent or bored.
To cut so as to form a scarf on
To wrap in a shawl.
To get rid of (something unwanted)
To load or weight with shot
To throw (a rider) from a horse
To remove from a seat, especially from a saddle.
To make uneasy; disturb:
To move, carry, drive, etc. with a rotating motion
explain (antonym)
To make something plain or comprehensible:
help (antonym)
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
downthrow (related)
(Geology) A depression of the strata on one side of a fault
To cast (a look or the eyes) suddenly and rapidly in a direction.
The definition of hurtle is to move very quickly, or to throw with great force.
To discharge or fire (a gun, bow, charge of explosive, etc.)
(Sports) To cause an opponent to fall after a tackle.
Down is defined as going lower.
To move or descend from one height or level to another:
To fell is to knock down, or is the past tense of "fall" and is defined as that you have fallen down.
(Electricity) To connect (an electric circuit) to a ground.
To demolish.
(Surveying) To determine the differences in altitude in (a plot of ground)
To confuse or befuddle, especially by being complicated or varied.
To confound is defined as to confuse someone, defeat an enemy or foil a plan.
To cause to have a whirling sensation.
To make drunk; intoxicate.
To think and act in a confused, aimless way.
To confuse or bewilder.
To perplex is defined as to confuse or complicate.
To clarify or solve (something confusing) by reasoning or study:
Flummox is defined as to confuse someone.
To clear stumps from:
To deprive, as by craft or ability:
The definition of exercise is to use something or to engage in physical activity done in order to stay healthy or to cause someone else to engage in physical activity in order to stay healthy or to put into action.
Exert is defined as to put forth or into use with great energy.
To extinguish (a flame or light).
To exercise (authority or influence, for example) effectively.
To issue (paper money or the like); put into circulation
To spread out in all directions from a center.
put someone at a loss
move (related)
To change posture or position; stir:
rise (related)
(Intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
feelings (related)
To cause to be unclear in mind or intent
affect (related)
To attack or infect, as a disease:
cause (related)
To be the cause of; bring about; make happen; effect, induce, produce, compel, etc.
A single uninterrupted movement, especially when repeated or in a back-and-forth motion:
cam stroke
the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
To bewilder or baffle
To perplex or bewilder.
To offer in good faith; pledge:
To dissociate oneself from (an allegation or rumour).
(Idiomatic) To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.
To plan with evil intent; scheme:
(Intransitive) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
To receive; get:
To arrange or agree to:
The definition of bemuse is to confuse someone.
push into
To send forth
(Sports) To hurl with an overhand pushing motion:
(Intransitive) to meet or unite in a confused way
(Informal) To give support, relevance, or perspective to (an idea, news story, etc.) by relating it to something else
To fuddle or confuse (the mind, a person, etc.)
To use diligently; wield:
Trip is defined as to catch your foot or someone else's on something and stumble or fall, or to make a mistake or to catch someone else in a mistake.
knowledge (related)
(Obsolete) To confess as true; to acknowledge. [13th-17th c.]
To whip or beat with or as with a switch
pull (related)
knock (related)
turn (related)
drag (related)
pour (related)
hang (related)
blow (related)
spit (related)
bounce (related)
shove (related)
spill (related)
squeeze (related)
Synonym Study
- Pitch implies a throwing with a definite aim or in a definite direction to pitch a baseball
- 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
- To toss is to throw lightly or carelessly and, usually, with an upward or sideways motion to toss a coin
- 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
- 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
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