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 Along with the casting award introduced last year, this brings 10 categories into play before the acting races even begin. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 July 2026 For example, only a few higher-end Western shoes available now have outsoles made from casting polyurethane, which is lighter and provides better traction than the rubber used in most current Western models. — Scott Douglas, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 Certainly the figure who has traveled alongside him throughout The Odyssey is Athena to Odysseus, but double-casting Zendaya as the goddess and a seemingly mortal victim during the sack of Troy opens up a few possibilities. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026 Smoke from massive wildfires in Canada engulf the New York City skyline, reducing visibility and casting an orange haze over the city, July 16, 2026. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 July 2026 Nolan isn’t making a social statement with his casting choices. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Others have also criticized Nolan for casting Black musician Travis Scott as a bard and trans actor Elliot Page as Greek soldier Sinon. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 July 2026 There have been countless instances where casting unknown actors has paid off, including an array of recent examples. — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 10 July 2026 Rather than casting wide nets with unfocused stops, officers act on verified information. — Charles "chuck" Broadway, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for casting

Verb

Overall, the engineering challenge of radiating heat in space is well understood—there’s no cutting-edge physics here.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
The aura radiating from him as a former Ballon d’Or and World Cup winner.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of radiating

Verb

The team has to be good by 2027-28 The Rangers are aiming for the playoffs this coming season, which feels like a reasonable goal.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Qolab replaces traditional Josephson junction fabrication with precision subtractive etching, aiming to improve qubit coherence and manufacturing consistency.

— Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of aiming

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As the first games were preparing to begin, the administration continued to find itself under global scrutiny for its visa decisions, such as denying entry to a referee from Somalia who had won accolades for his officiating.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
After two years of preparing for the $250 million conversion of the Enfield Square Mall to housing, Woodsonia Real Estate has apparently lost its purchase agreement and now its plan is sidelined or dead.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of preparing

Verb

The Royals have no reason to give up on their hard-throwing right-hander this season.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Arrabaca is accused of firing a BB gun down the street, pouring flammable liquid in front of the building's employee entrance, setting the liquid on fire and throwing fireworks onto the flames, federal prosecutors said.

— Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of throwing

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Tribute to Joshua McKee On Friday morning, hours before releasing basic details on McKee’s death, BPU on Facebook also posted a tribute and photo array in honor of the veteran lineman, while thanking the community for its support.

— Eric Adler July 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
During the exercise, crews loaded 500-pound BDU-50 and 2,000-pound BDU-56 practice bombs onto the aircraft before releasing them over the Mountain Home bombing range.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Definition of releasing

Verb

Along came evening ice time in Edina, jerseys, referees, fans and even a few celebrity coaches directing the 4-on-4 action that’s heavy on offense and showmanship, and light on defense and fundamentals.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 July 2026
The only free Bowden is Anna, who could easily be charged for directing her sleazy father to plant drugs at Cady’s place.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Definition of directing

Verb

The dots composing the words move up the screen while the rest of the pinpoints move downward, generating a visual opposition that the human mind can detect and discern.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
Abrams is doing it all this time — writing, directing, producing, and even, for the first time, composing the original score.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 July 2026