CHUCKING Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

chucking

verb

present participle of chuck

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

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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!

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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

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Recent Examples of chucking Instead of chucking them in the trash, recycle them. —

Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026 Instead of chucking that big portable steamer into your bag, or worrying yourself about the availability of an ironing board at your destination, consider stocking up on wrinkle-free travel clothes instead. —

Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025 If blood is that, then attending someone else’s Thanksgiving, or just chucking it and going to a movie, is the default. —

Cathie Beck, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025 Oldacre finds the line after chucking up a shot at the final seconds of the quarter but misses both. —

Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 10 Nov. 2025 Branch was fined $23,186 earlier this season for chucking Tucker Kraft’s helmet in a Week 1 game against the Green Bay Packers. —

Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Life is actually like just chucking lemons at me right now. —

Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 These strong arms are also used for building dens, chucking shells, competing for mates, and more. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025 Hurts punctuated one score by chucking the ball into the stands and shrugging his shoulders much like his friend and mentor, Michael Jordan, who received a nice ovation when he was shown on the big screen. —

Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025

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Some universities are now dumping buyout funds at discounts following years of poor returns, while public stocks have outperformed the asset class.

— Phil Serafino, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
As a major winter storm began dumping snow across the Baltimore area early Sunday, several hundred employees at Sinai Hospital stayed to keep the hospital running and patients cared for.

— Josh Davis, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026