FLUNG (OFF OR AWAY) Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

flung (off or away)

verb

Definition of flung (off or away)

past tense of fling (off or away)

as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted he flung away the used matchstick flinging off dirty clothes

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This could help establish a circular supply chain in which discarded electronic components become feedstock for new industrial applications.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Popular imagination dismissed her as one of the lonely and disappointed women in a cardigan who peopled her novels, her books discarded as conservative and constricting.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of discarded

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The first atmospheric river to hit the Southwest this season dumped up to five times the average rain for November in parts of the region, triggering destructive flooding for the second consecutive month.

— Suheir Hashimeh, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Farmers dumped manure on the streets of Turin on Friday as mass demonstrations unfurled across more than 50 cities in Italy.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of dumped

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Although the crew unloaded about half of the cargo, a crack in the hull ultimately caused the ship to sink, leaving thousands of tonnes of explosives on the seabed.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
After shootings like these, calls for gun owners to keep their guns locked, unloaded and separate from ammunition are common.

— Nina Vinik, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of unloaded

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Republicans not only lost the House, but watched as their hope of keeping a Senate majority slipped away, too — a blue tsunami that was quickly interpreted as a rebuke of the president and his agenda.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
The spot sparked national bipartisan backlash on grounds that Acton's mother had lost custody of her children decades ago after her husband, their stepfather, was indicted for raping Acton as a child.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of lost

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The offense too often became chaotic, and the Rockets threw away several winnable games during the regular season because of poor execution.

— William Guillory, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2026
The affidavit against the suspects alleges the teens threw away Erving’s phone and clothing, ABC News and CBS News reported.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

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