Synonyms of chucking

chucking

verb

present participle of chuck

1

as in dumping

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

after the power outage we reluctantly chucked everything that had been sitting in the fridge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumping
• discarding
• ditching
• unloading
• losing
• tossing
• abandoning
• scrapping
• jettisoning
• shedding
• rejecting
• removing
• eliminating
• junking
• exorcising
• casting (off)
• flinging (off or away)
• sloughing (off)
• throwing away
• shucking (off)
• disposing of
• dismissing
• laying by
• deep-sixing
• sluffing (off)
• setting aside
• throwing out
• pitching
• forsaking
• eighty-sixing
• deserting
• cashiering
• eradicating
• abolishing
• abdicating
• exterminating
• kicking out
• expunging
• extinguishing
• annihilating
• wiping out
• extirpating
• liquidating
• stamping (out)
• rooting (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• using
• adopting
• embracing
• employing
• utilizing
• holding
• keeping
• taking on
• retaining
• holding back

2

as in leaving

to give up (a job or office)

I swear, I have half a mind to chuck this job and become a hermit!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaving
• quitting
• abandoning
• bagging
• giving notice
• retiring (from)
• resigning (from)
• vacating
• stepping down (from)
• stepping aside (from)
• throwing up
• dropping out (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• staying (at)
• hiring (out or on)

3

as in throwing

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

chucked a wad of paper at his friend's back

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chucking

Take turns rolling your pumpkin bowling ball-style to see who can knock down the most bottles, or look for a pumpkin chucking catapult event in your area for a chance to send yours flying through the air. — Sydney Price, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2026

And the absence of the Heat’s typical high-effort defense was noticeable, especially against a team like Minnesota that sparingly moves the ball around before chucking it up from long distance. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

The rebels’ early progress north of Aleppo had stagnated, and the regime had taken to chucking barrels filled with TNT out of helicopters into crowded civilian areas. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

When Washington’s starting pitcher erred Wednesday, chucking the ball several feet wide of first base, the Padres were off and running toward their fifth win in six games, counting the series victory against the Yankees to begin the homestand. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026

One happened in July and led to Jackson chucking a tight end’s helmet high into the air. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

The episode feinted toward genuine rapprochement before yanking the rug out, leaving the Gang pelted with an industrial-grade indoor blizzard and then happily chucking rocks at passing trains, as was Mac and Charlie’s childhood tradition. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

One of Noe’s younger boys stood on a ladder under the orange tree, plucking fruit from the branches and chucking them to the ground, scattering the chickens. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Rather than chucking the entire function at the agent all at once, start incrementally. — Thenuka Karunaratne, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026