Synonyms for throw
θroʊthrow

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1. throw

   To send is to cause to go or pass from one place to another, and always in fact or thought away from the agent or agency that controls the act. Send in its most common use involves personal agency without personal presence; according to the adage, "If you want your business done, go; if not, send;" one sends a letter or a bullet, a messenger or a message. In all the derived uses this same idea controls; if one sends a ball into his own heart, the action is away from the directing hand, and he is viewed as the passive recipient of his own act; it is with an approach to personification that we speak of the bow sending the arrow, or the gun the shot. To despatch is to send hastily or very promptly, ordinarily with a destination in view; to dismiss is to send away from oneself without reference to a destination; as, to dismiss a clerk, an application, or an annoying subject. To discharge is to send away so as to relieve a person or thing of a load; we discharge a gun or discharge the contents; as applied to persons, discharge is a harsher term than dismiss. To emit is to send forth from within, with no reference to a destination; as, the sun emits light and heat. Transmit, from the Latin, is a dignified term, often less vigorous than the Saxon send, but preferable at times in literary or scientific use; as, to transmit the crown, or the feud, from generation to generation; to transmit a charge of electricity. Transmit fixes the attention more on the intervening agency, as send does upon the points of departure and destination.

   Synonyms:
   cast, dart, delegate, depute, despatch, discharge, dismiss, drive, emit, fling, forward, hurl, impel, lance, launch, project, propel, send, sling, transmit

   Antonyms:
   bring, carry, convey, get, give, hand, hold, keep, receive, retain

   Preposition:
   To send from the hand to or toward (rarely at) a mark; send to a friend by a messenger or by mail; send a person into banishment; send a shell among the enemy.

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1. throw

   Synonyms:
   fling, cast, hurl, toss, project, propel

   Antonyms:
   retain, recal, revoke, hold, restrain, draw, haul

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1. thrownoun

   the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)

   "the catcher made a good throw to second base"

   Synonyms:
   cam stroke, stroke

2. thrownoun

   a single chance or instance

   "he couldn't afford $50 a throw"

   Synonyms:
   cam stroke, stroke

3. throw, stroke, cam strokenoun

   the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

   Synonyms:
   slash, fortuity, apoplexy, shot, cam stroke, separatrix, virgule, diagonal, accident, cerebrovascular accident, chance event, stroking, solidus, stroke

4. thrownoun

   bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something

   Synonyms:
   cam stroke, stroke

5. throwverb

   casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly

   "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"

   Synonyms:
   cam stroke, stroke

6. throwverb

   propel through the air

   "throw a frisbee"

   Synonyms:
   discombobulate, flip, cast off, bewilder, shed, confound, bedevil, give, cast, thrust, drop, have, project, switch, hold, throw away, confuse, contrive, throw off, befuddle, shake off, bemuse, hurl, fox, make, fuddle

7. throwverb

   move violently, energetically, or carelessly

   "She threw herself forwards"

   Synonyms:
   discombobulate, flip, cast off, bewilder, shed, confound, bedevil, give, cast, thrust, drop, have, project, switch, hold, throw away, confuse, contrive, throw off, befuddle, shake off, bemuse, hurl, fox, make, fuddle

8. shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, dropverb

   get rid of

   "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

   Synonyms:
   roam, project, flip, overleap, spue, redact, strike down, fuddle, drift, put down, draw, send away, have, hold, fling, hurl, slough, mold, deteriorate, cast, rove, put, bedevil, roll, pour forth, befuddle, spend, omit, throw away, frame, moult, dangle, confound, vomit up, chuck out, mould, throw off, toss, throw up, expend, contrive, retch, purge, give, discombobulate, tramp, toss away, drip, disgorge, cat, cut down, dribble, thrust, overlook, stray, devolve, leave out, miss, shake, exuviate, bewilder, shed, fox, cast away, sink, shake off, chuck, pretermit, make, range, molt, vagabond, swan, unload, drop off, set down, fell, cast off, knock off, toss out, flatten, ramble, spill, neglect, cast aside, regurgitate, wander, vomit, throw out, hurtle, put away, escape from, spew, honk, dismiss, dispose, cast out, regorge, drop, drop down, switch, discharge, upchuck, send packing, be sick, swing, discard, barf, confuse, sick, couch, bemuse, degenerate, puke

9. throw, thrustverb

   place or put with great energy

   "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"

   Synonyms:
   fuddle, confound, fox, confuse, bedevil, cast off, thrust, stuff, have, push up, shove, make, switch, cast, flip, give, bemuse, lunge, befuddle, hurtle, squeeze, shake off, throw off, throw away, contrive, drop, bewilder, hurl, discombobulate, force, pierce, project, hold, shed

10. give, throwverb

    convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture

    "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look"

    Synonyms:
    fuddle, commit, chip in, dedicate, cave in, collapse, thrust, impart, flip, pass on, bedevil, move over, return, establish, reach, present, have, fall in, make, pay, cast, project, gift, kick in, feed, break, ease up, apply, give, grant, open, founder, bemuse, devote, confound, hold, befuddle, pass, render, shake off, throw off, confuse, throw away, sacrifice, yield, turn over, fox, leave, shed, give way, bewilder, consecrate, hurl, discombobulate, generate, contribute, switch, cast off, afford, drop, contrive, hand

11. throw, flip, switchverb

    cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

    "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"

    Synonyms:
    fuddle, confound, twitch, flick, fox, exchange, confuse, swap, bedevil, cast off, thrust, flip-flop, have, shift, change, alternate, make, switch, cast, tack, leaf, pitch, flip, trade, sky, riffle, give, riff, swop, bemuse, hold, befuddle, thumb, shake off, throw off, toss, throw away, change over, flip over, turn over, contrive, drop, bewilder, flip out, hurl, discombobulate, switch over, project, interchange, shed

12. project, cast, contrive, throwverb

    put or send forth

    "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

    Synonyms:
    roam, project, flip, spue, redact, fuddle, drift, visualise, draw, cast off, have, image, wander, hurl, protrude, mold, cast, rove, put, bedevil, jut, throw away, frame, hold, confound, drop, vomit up, mould, roll, externalize, throw up, contrive, retch, purge, discombobulate, tramp, disgorge, cat, thrust, stray, stick out, propose, give, bewilder, shed, fox, fancy, shake off, make, devise, design, excogitate, see, range, vagabond, swan, visualize, picture, plan, chuck, formulate, ramble, forge, throw off, send off, befuddle, regurgitate, vomit, jut out, externalise, hurtle, envision, spew, honk, regorge, invent, switch, figure, upchuck, be sick, barf, confuse, sick, couch, bemuse, puke

13. throwverb

    to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly

    "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse"

    Synonyms:
    discombobulate, flip, cast off, bewilder, shed, confound, bedevil, give, cast, thrust, drop, have, project, switch, hold, throw away, confuse, contrive, throw off, befuddle, shake off, bemuse, hurl, fox, make, fuddle

14. bewilder, bemuse, discombobulate, throwverb

    cause to be confused emotionally

    Synonyms:
    fuddle, stupefy, confound, baffle, stick, perplex, fox, get, confuse, mystify, flummox, cast off, thrust, beat, have, nonplus, make, switch, dumbfound, cast, flip, give, bemuse, hold, befuddle, amaze, shake off, throw off, gravel, throw away, contrive, drop, bewilder, hurl, discombobulate, vex, project, puzzle, bedevil, pose, shed

15. hurl, throwverb

    utter with force; utter vehemently

    "hurl insults"; "throw accusations at someone"

    Synonyms:
    discombobulate, cast off, bewilder, shed, confound, throw away, give, shake off, cast, thrust, drop, have, project, flip, hold, contrive, confuse, hurtle, throw off, befuddle, switch, bemuse, lunge, hurl, fox, make, bedevil, fuddle

16. hold, throw, have, make, giveverb

    organize or be responsible for

    "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

    Synonyms:
    render, realize, move over, cast, hold in, restrain, afford, experience, dedicate, get to, devote, cave in, name, confuse, accommodate, defy, shake off, produce, sacrifice, maintain, earn, progress to, entertain, make up, work, take, confine, take a crap, feature, drop, make, create, contain, deliver, shit, possess, pass water, hit, book, cook, arrive at, cause, wee-wee, do, consume, spend a penny, shed, thrust, stool, moderate, give birth, build, construct, induce, birth, founder, present, concur, open, pee, keep, guard, bind, wee, hold back, constitute, yield, bedevil, lay down, reach, establish, check, piddle, generate, draw, return, pull in, pee-pee, hurl, project, pay, throw off, keep back, go for, fuddle, form, ingest, gift, ease up, receive, prepare, attain, own, kick in, crap, support, accept, pretend, harbor, break, impart, realise, apply, bring in, contrive, fall in, obtain, hold, take for, fox, have got, confound, hold up, agree, concord, pass on, cast off, make believe, declare, ca-ca, adjudge, feed, piss, nurse, grant, let, withstand, get, score, hand, bemuse, urinate, oblige, bear, puddle, admit, defend, arrest, harbour, give way, contribute, deem, befuddle, take a shit, chip in, switch, ready, defecate, micturate, make water, fix, take in, view as, flip, clear, retain, reserve, have, halt, turn over, carry, collapse, obligate, discombobulate, suffer, stimulate, sustain, commit, take a leak, give, seduce, pass, gain, consecrate, relieve oneself, bewilder, prevail, control, nominate, throw away, leave, take hold, curb

17. throwverb

    make on a potter's wheel

    "she threw a beautiful teapot"

    Synonyms:
    discombobulate, flip, cast off, bewilder, shed, confound, bedevil, give, cast, thrust, drop, have, project, switch, hold, throw away, confuse, contrive, throw off, befuddle, shake off, bemuse, hurl, fox, make, fuddle

18. throwverb

    cause to fall off

    "The horse threw its inexperienced rider"

    Synonyms:
    discombobulate, flip, cast off, bewilder, shed, confound, bedevil, give, cast, thrust, drop, have, project, switch, hold, throw away, confuse, contrive, throw off, befuddle, shake off, bemuse, hurl, fox, make, fuddle

19. throwverb

    throw (a die) out onto a flat surface

    "Throw a six"

    Synonyms:
    discombobulate, flip, cast off, bewilder, shed, confound, bedevil, give, cast, thrust, drop, have, project, switch, hold, throw away, confuse, contrive, throw off, befuddle, shake off, bemuse, hurl, fox, make, fuddle

20. confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulateverb

    be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

    "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

    Synonyms:
    fuddle, dun, confound, befuddle, mix up, fox, booze, flip, frustrate, blur, cast off, jumble, thrust, have, make, switch, fob, cast, crucify, flim-flam, obscure, flurry, torment, give, bemuse, drink, hold, put off, trick, shake off, throw off, pull a fast one on, confuse, throw away, play a joke on, play tricks, contrive, drop, play a trick on, bewilder, hurl, discombobulate, rag, project, disconcert, bedevil, shed, obnubilate

Matched Categories

1. • Be
   • Bedclothes
   • Communicate
   • Direct
   • Dislodge
   • Engage
   • Move
   • Movement
   • Opportunity
   • Place
   • Propel
   • Propulsion
   • Put
   • Remove
   • Send
   • Shape
   • Turn
   • Upset
   • Utter

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1. tossverb

   Submitted by mayaaliwi on November 4, 2022  

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1. throwverb

   Synonyms:
   cast, hurl, launch, fling, send, toss, pitch, sling, dart, lance, propel, SHY, jaculate, project, let fly

2. throwverb

   Synonyms:
   put, spread

3. throwverb

   Synonyms:
   overturn, prostrate, throw down, lay flat

4. thrownoun

   Synonyms:
   fling, cast, toss

5. thrownoun

   Synonyms:
   jigger, potter's wheel

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1. throwverb

   Synonyms:
   pitch, hurl, fling, cast, toss, sling, heave, overturn, prostrate, floor

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1. List of paraphrases for "throw":

   lance, lay, shed, cast, launch, toss, drop, spear, discard, dump, lays

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How to use throw in a sentence?

1. Jill Shulman:

   Lots of parents throw money at it, that's nothing new, alums will throw a big event when the president comes to town. They'll meet with their contacts at the school, they become donors. None of that is new. But the level of this scandal is a symptom of helicopter parenting on steroids.

2. Bernie Sanders:

   The polls have us 10 points ahead of Donald Trump because the American people understand that Donald Trump is a phony ; Donald Trump is a pathological liar and a racist, and Donald Trump lied to the American people during Donald Trump campaign, president Trump you are not standing up for working families when you try to throw 32 million people off their health care that they have ; and 83 % of your tax benefits go to the top 1 %. That is how we beat Donald Trump. We expose Donald Trump for the fraud that Donald Trump is.

3. Dan Gainor:

   Billy Bush should n’t be fired. Billy Bush, as a reporter, sometimes plays to the interviewee and made a bad call in going too far with what everyone is calling ‘ locker room talk,' Davis said. Billy Bush’s going to get a rough break here. There’s no excuse for the aggressive rape talk. billy Bush offense isn't what Billy Bush observed Trump saying. Billy Bush offense's that Billy Bush didn't throw Donald Trump under the bus once Billy Bush decided to run. Billy Bush offense's what the media wanted Billy Bush to do, Gainor said. Since Billy Bush didn't, Billy Bush time there is over. I'm sure network execs could go through thousands of hours of tape and destroy tons of other celebrity careers for the awful things they say and do. Only they won't. Because they only want to get Donald Trump because Donald Trump's running as a Republican. Billy Bush is collateral damage.

4. Bernie Sanders:

   We cannot, and we should not, be talking about sweeping up millions of men, women and children, many of whom have been in this country for years, and we cannot allow a continuation of this ridiculous idea that suddenly we are going to throw millions of people out of this country. That is wrong and that type of discussion must end now.

5. Phil Robertson:

   When I pass on, it'll be up to you two – I wouldn't mind it if you throw on a little ZZ Top in there, i'd rather have that than a church choir.