Synonyms of hurled

hurled

verb

past tense of hurl

1

as in vomited

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

that meal was so gross I thought I was going to hurl

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomited
• ejected
• heaved
• spewed
• retched
• puked
• barfed
• threw up
• gagged
• upchucked
• spit up
• lost one's lunch
• disgorged
• regurgitated
• tossed one's cookies
• expelled
• nauseated

2

as in sped

to proceed or move quickly

a fighter jet hurled through the sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sped
• raced
• flew
• scurried
• rushed
• trotted
• hurried
• traveled
• drove
• chased
• jumped
• zipped
• ran
• buzzed
• blew
• darted
• blasted
• stepped
• scooted
• dashed
• whirled
• scuttled
• ripped
• rammed
• tore
• bolted
• hurtled
• pelted
• bowled
• blazed
• hustled
• careened
• zoomed
• rocketed
• jogged
• rustled
• whisked
• careered
• barreled
• hastened
• bundled
• coursed
• shot
• cracked (on)
• motored
• hied
• breezed
• humped
• bustled
• belted
• jetted
• nipped
• galloped
• bombed
• beat it
• hared
• flitted
• cannonballed
• stepped on it
• streaked
• scampered
• highballed
• shook a leg
• sprinted
• whizzed
• scudded
• made tracks
• scuffled
• got a move on
• hotfooted (it)
• stampeded
• accelerated
• overtook
• beetled
• outpaced
• stepped out
• outstripped
• quickened
• outran
• caught up
• arrowed
• beelined
• fast-forwarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crawled
• dragged
• crept
• poked
• lingered
• poked
• hung (around or out)
• lagged
• strolled
• loitered
• shuffled
• sauntered
• ambled
• tarried
• lumbered
• dallied
• plodded
• dawdled
• slowed (down or up)
• decelerated
• dillydallied

3

as in threw

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

hurled snowballs at each other

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threw
• tossed
• flung
• slung
• fired
• launched
• heaved
• lobbed
• cast
• catapulted
• hurtled
• pegged
• pitched
• pelted
• dashed
• chucked
• darted
• bowled
• lofted
• let fly
• flipped
• rolled
• gunned
• propelled
• ejected
• precipitated
• passed
• thrust
• hooked
• projected
• impelled
• shot
• rifled
• bucked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hurled

Things hit a boiling point when Contreras leaped into the air and hurled his batting helmet directly at Cavalli. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

My dad’s stories about his grade-school experience felt like dark fables, peppered with slurs hurled at him by classmates. — Rachel Tepper Paley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

There was also an August 2024 incident at Fenway when Duran hurled a homophobic slur at a heckling fan. — Greg Dudek, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026

There was also unrest in the capital Bogota, where demonstrators burned tires and hurled bricks at police. — CBS News, 22 June 2026

Mexico were being booed, booed furiously, but even that low rumble failed to drown out the whistles, hurled from the stands of the Estadio Akron with the ferocity and barb of spears. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 19 June 2026

Or other words that have been hurled at him. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026

Later, at the Spurs hotel five blocks from the arena, someone hurled an egg at star Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, but missed. — ABC News, 13 June 2026

Videos circulating social media showed objects being hurled from a rowdy crowd in the direction of the San Antonio Spurs’ 7-4 superstar after the Knicks’ historic come-from-behind win on Wednesday night. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026