Synonyms of threw down

threw down

verb

past tense of throw down

as in threw

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally

throw down the gun, and put your hands up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threw
• lowered
• dropped
• flattened
• depressed
• struck down
• knocked down
• knocked over
• toppled
• plunked down
• leveled
• plopped
• floored
• fumbled
• sank
• immersed
• submerged
• bungled
• foozled
• bobbled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raised
• picked up
• lifted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of threw down

After Paramount threw down, Bonta jumped again into the fray. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

In the second quarter, the 6-foot-6 center caught a feed from Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese and threw down the milestone dunk. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Thiero came back in the game in the fourth quarter and threw down another lob dunk. — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Dëmin stole a pass, broke into the open floor and threw down a windmill. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026

Watson then threw down a dunk over Goldin a few minutes later, and the Lakers’ bench let Goldin know about it. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 July 2026

On the last day of the January conference of microplastics researchers, Scott Coffin, a toxicologist at the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, threw down the equivalent of a dueling glove to the crowd. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

Lajae Jones, wing, 6-7, Florida State A wing with good size (6-6 3/4 in socks) and a solid frame, Jones is a good athlete who threw down some vicious dunks. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026

Jokic threw down a dunk over Gobert at the other end to keep the Nuggets within range. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026