Synonyms of casting

casting

verb

present participle of cast

1

as in radiating

to throw or give off

spermaceti candles, made from whale oil, are known to cast an exceptionally bright light

Synonyms & Similar Words

• radiating
• releasing
• emitting
• issuing
• shooting
• emanating
• eliminating
• expelling
• evolving
• pouring
• exhaling
• sending (out)
• discharging
• irradiating
• venting
• giving out
• throwing out
• expiring
• evacuating
• spraying
• oozing
• exuding
• erupting
• secreting
• excreting
• ejecting
• jetting
• squirting
• gushing
• spouting
• spewing
• spurting
• outpouring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• absorbing
• taking up
• inhaling
• sucking (up)
• soaking (up)
• sponging

2

as in aiming

to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal

cast her eyes skyward for signs of the rescue plane

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aiming
• directing
• bending
• setting
• holding
• heading
• training
• focusing
• pinpointing
• steering
• leveling
• facing
• concentrating
• sighting
• bearing
• orienting
• inclining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deflecting
• diverting
• curving
• shunting
• averting
• rechanneling
• sidetracking
• detouring

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preparing
• composing
• drafting
• writing
• crafting
• formulating
• framing
• drawing up
• shaping
• molding
• making
• putting together
• forming
• fashioning
• fabricating
• building
• assembling
• devising
• constructing
• stating
• penning
• wording
• sculpturing
• expressing
• verbalizing
• concocting
• conceiving
• authoring
• couching
• compounding
• phrasing
• reframing
• reformulating
• piecing (together)
• redrafting
• inditing

4

as in throwing

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

cast a rock into the stream

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throwing
• tossing
• hurling
• firing
• flinging
• slinging
• launching
• bowling
• pegging
• pitching
• heaving
• chucking
• lobbing
• pelting
• hurtling
• dashing
• darting
• flipping
• catapulting
• lofting
• rolling
• gunning
• letting fly
• shooting
• projecting
• thrusting
• precipitating
• passing
• hooking
• ejecting
• propelling
• bucking
• impelling
• rifling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of casting

Due to an overwhelming response on Day 1 that prevented many fans from casting ballots in the first round, Day 1 voting will continue to September 23. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026

Voters show their identity cards while waiting in a queue before casting their votes for the second and final phase of Rajasthan’s urban local body elections in Jaipur, India, on September 11, 2026. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

She was also recently nominated for an Oscar for casting Hamnet, which starred Paul Mescal. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026

Watch Affleck discuss the casting conundrum in the clip above. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026

Holland first revealed back in 2021 that he was set to play Astaire in a feature biopic, and this casting news seems to indicate that the ball is finally rolling on the project. — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

The development process for the new installment is well underway, with casting for the new leads alongside Danes in advanced stages. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

In keeping with The Traitors’ Clue-like aesthetic, casting specifically sought out applicants with jobs that slotted them into murder-mystery archetypes. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Khan recalls pushing Ramakrishnan toward a specific physical transformation during casting. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026