CASTS Synonyms: 244 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

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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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Based on the popular 1960s spy sitcom, this weak adaptation casts Steve Carell as a bumbling secret agent, with Hathaway as his more competent partner and developing love interest. —

Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026 The metaphor perfectly fits the 6-foot-5 Jordan, who casts an imposing figure on the mound. —

Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 The Moment is the first past the post, a mockumentary that casts Charli as herself, getting ready for her 2024 Brat tour and dealing with intense burnout and her record company's obsession with brand deals. —

K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026 The adaptation of the Homeric classic casts Matt Damon as Odysseus, the legendary Greek warrior embarking on a dangerous way home after the Trojan War to once again see his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and son Telemachus (Tom Holland). —

Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026 The press conference also comes as the administration casts blame on Democrats’ rhetoric for a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner over the weekend. —

The Hill Staff, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2026 This person casts the different views within the president’s national-security team—which includes Hegseth, Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles—as part of a healthy tension that serves the president. —

Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 On his campaign website, Zacky casts that failure as a cautionary tale about Sacramento overreach. —

Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026 With a blend of atmospheric beatmaking, gauzy harmonies, and impressionistic songwriting, Quiet Light’s music casts a distinct spell, like stumbling upon Imogen Heap in a forest clearing or imagining a Taylor Swift album produced by Harold Budd. —

Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2026

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However, those differences probably don’t say much about the brains within them, according to a recent study, which compared MRI scans of modern people’s brains with casts of the inside of Neanderthal skulls. —

ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026 Four casts of performers ages 4-12 will stage the story of the enigmatic candyman who invites five golden ticketholders to tour his factory. —

Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026 Here, Henry Wong, AGI Denim VP of product development and marketing, showed fabrics with strong crosshatching, vertical character and hues like jade, leaf blue and tint-free brown casts. —

Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026 People were bandaged or put in casts, then driven onto the tarmac in ambulances with sirens blaring. —

Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 The failure of the high-stakes talks in Pakistan after 21 hours casts doubt over the future of a fragile two-week ceasefire, due to expire on April 22. —

ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026 László Nemes, Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Jafar Panahi, all making movies in French with French casts. —

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026 The Shubert engagements will feature different casts than were seen at The Bushnell. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026 The actor from Adults and Big Mistakes rose to the top of fan dream-casts for the roles of Wyatt Hayes and Troy Barrett. —

Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for casts

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The rest of the property radiates outwards from here, incorporating four restaurants, rooms and suites spread across a number of individual low-rise blocks, the Conrad Spa, and meeting and events space.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Symptoms differ from strokes caused by a blockage in the brain, as a spinal stroke causes pain in the neck or back that radiates through the limbs, muscle weakness or numbness, incontinence and loss of sensation, such as feeling touch or temperature changes.

— Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026