CASTS Synonyms: 244 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cast

as in radiates

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

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Relevance

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as in aims

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 prepares

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 throws

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

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casts

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noun

plural of cast

as in forecasts

a declaration that something will happen in the future stock market analysts offered an optimistic cast for the coming year

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as in shades

a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished the walls had a slight yellowish cast

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achromatisms

as in looks

an instance of looking especially briefly a mischievous cast in his eye when we asked what our destination would be

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as in expressions

facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling his face took on a somewhat sad cast when we asked how his ill wife was faring

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as in shapes

the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance the lovely cast of the baby's features

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Recent Examples of casts

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The injury casts doubt on her availability for Wimbledon. —

Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Jupiter — the king of the planets — casts a warm light to the left, accompanied by a line of bright star-like objects that represent the gas giant's four large Galilean moons. —

Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 June 2026 For all of his inherent hopefulness as a storyteller, however, Spielberg also readily casts a wary eye at the powers that be. —

David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026 Organizations like ours, which sit at the intersection of history and advocacy, find themselves in the crosshairs of a culture war that casts support for LGBTQ+ rights as a liability rather than a core value. —

Diana Rodriguez, Time, 8 June 2026 The idyllic setting casts a spell on us, reminding us of all the beauty possible in the natural world as well as the spiritual traditions contained within it. —

Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 8 June 2026 After a voter casts a provisional ballot, it will not be counted until election officials have confirmed that the voter is registered to vote in that county and has not already voted in that election. —

Paris Barraza, USA Today, 4 June 2026 Maybe some New Yorkers would be more likely to support the reelection of an Assembly member who voted no and others may like a member who casts a yes vote. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026 The initiative also casts Penha in a good light, da Silva added. —

ABC News, 4 June 2026

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Data from the report also indicated that streaming films with at least somewhat diverse casts tended to outperform in terms of audience and social media engagement. —

Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026 These declining numbers for both on screen and behind-the-scenes representation arrive on the heels of recent UCLA reports that find audiences actually prefer films with diverse casts. —

Matt Minton, Variety, 17 June 2026 The New Hampshire native is also well known to fans of John Sayles, having appeared in the ensemble casts of Return of the Secaucus Seven (1979), Matewan (1987), Eight Men Out (1988), and Sunshine State (2002). —

Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026 But everyone who attended IndieWire and Disney’s Pass the Remote panel on Thursday left with a better understanding of the ways that our favorite shows assemble their casts. —

Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 June 2026 Additionally, McAfee also does alt-casts for events like the College Football Championship and Game 3 of the NBA Finals. —

Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 9 June 2026 Building on this success, Korkmaz said the mill has further enriched this family with new casts, expanding the color range with greater depth and versatility. —

Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 June 2026 The principals of Midsummer bear more than a passing resemblance to the reality TV casts of the 21st century. —

Literary Hub, 2 June 2026 There have been other casts where people haven’t wanted to film with others, or have walked off reunion sets. —

Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for casts

Verb

The field absorbs solar radiation from the sun and radiates that heat back onto the pitch.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Heat radiates from the pages of this extraordinary novel about a poor family in rural Mississippi in the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026