CASTING Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

casting

verb

Definition of casting

present participle of cast

as in radiating

to throw or give off spermaceti candles, made from whale oil, are known to cast an exceptionally bright light

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as in aiming

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal cast her eyes skyward for signs of the rescue plane

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as in preparing

to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form carefully cast the letter of complaint as politely as possible

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as in throwing

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm cast a rock into the stream

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Recent Examples of casting There was a very rigorous, full-on casting situation, and there were waves of auditions. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 Noncitizens who knowingly violate the prohibition on casting ballots can face fines or up to a year in prison under federal law or a state sentence of up to three years in county jail. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Voters have already started casting advance ballots in many parts of the state. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 Maybe the Streep casting as Aslan won't be the distraction many feared. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Endless ink has been spilled about the decline of traditional movie stars and how casting the right celebrities no longer guarantees box office success. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026 Every researcher who quits Anthropic to write a viral letter about extinction is casting himself, in the drama running in his own head, as Oppenheimer walking away from the bomb. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Wisconsin elections officials have been traveling the state in recent days holding news conferences to discuss the process for casting and counting ballots. — CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 But voters casting ballots by mail for the midterms can't necessarily count on the same rule. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for casting

Verb

Using the Gemini North telescope, Caiazzo and colleagues zoomed in on Pa 30, discovering knots along the strands of gas radiating out from the site of the cosmic explosion, like pearls on a string.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
The antenna’s radiating surface would face downward, with a protective cover following the wing’s external contours.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of radiating

Verb

Luckey is aiming for produce displays, metal parts, magnetic components, and everything else inside the machine domestically.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Risch is also focused on reforming the federal permitting process, aiming to speed up projects such as mineral extraction.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of aiming

Verb

States preparing for an imminent war prioritize military mobilization and strategic hardening; Fujian, by contrast, is being developed as a long-term engine of economic integration, innovation, and cross-Strait connectivity.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
In an interview with Vogue at Cannes, Hoyeon described spending six months preparing for the action sequences, including firearms training, obtaining a stick-shift driving license, and learning stunt-driving techniques.

— Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of preparing

Verb

Antetokounmpo was everywhere, throwing a down a poster dunk over Mavericks center Daniel Gafford, hitting pull-up threes and assisting on a bunch of the Heat’s three-pointers.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
In May 2012, a shark struck a fishing kayak near Leffingwell Landing, throwing fisherman Joey Nocchi into the water and damaging his vessel.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of throwing

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Compared to Geese, who spent years touring and releasing records before finally striking gold, Heathers has taken the sort of industry fast-track that makes conspiracy theorists start rolling out their corkboards and thumbtacks.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
By storing heat during lower-price periods and releasing it when electricity becomes more valuable, nuclear plants could potentially improve the revenue earned from their generation.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of releasing

Verb

Later that day, Public Works Director Jason Shykowski emailed employees, directing them to compile a list of projects completed in the 2nd District over the previous 10 years, along with approximate costs.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Henderson had retired from the sheriff’s office about five months before the crash and was working as a special deputy directing traffic near the University of Cincinnati during graduation.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of directing

Verb

Gash love composing songs whose intersecting lines set the entire mood of the song—jarring, dreamy, or nostalgic—in the style of art-house sampling.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
Lyall pulled out his phone and began composing a message for Claude, the AI app from Anthropic.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of composing

Verb

Outside school grounds, politicians are playing recess games and monkeying with the rules, tossing our children around like political footballs.

— Hannah Harshe, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
His creator, an unnamed basket-weaver (Peter Dinklage), braided him as a mate for a lonely virgin, a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who stomps around her rustic village smelling like sushi and tossing her head back in an Eliza Doolittle guffaw.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026