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threw

verb , past tense of throw

Synonyms and Antonyms of threw

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

threw a life preserver to the drowning man

Synonyms of threw

cast, catapulted, chucked, dashed, fired, flung, heaved (or hove), hurled, hurtled, launched, lobbed, lofted, pegged, pelted, pitched, slung, tossed

Words Related to threw

bowled, darted, flipped, gunned, hooked, passed, rolled, shot

bucked, ejected, impelled, precipitated, projected, propelled, rifled, thrust

Phrases Synonymous with threw

2 to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally

the attacker threw his victim to the ground

Synonyms of threw

depressed, dropped, lowered, threw down

Words Related to threw

flattened, floored, leveled (or levelled)

knocked down, knocked over, struck down, toppled

plopped, plunked down (or plonked down)

bobbled, bungled, foozled, fumbled

immersed, sank (or sunk), submerged

Antonyms of threw

lifted, picked up, raised

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