Synonyms of threw over

threw over

verb

past tense of throw over

as in refused

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

if the U.S. Senate throws over the treaty, the President's prestige will be in shambles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refused
• rejected
• declined
• threw out
• passed up
• turned down
• ignored
• passed
• denied
• balked (at)
• avoided
• dismissed
• withdrew
• vetoed
• spurned
• disputed
• disapproved
• deselected
• repudiated
• nixed
• forbade
• reprobated
• turned one's back on
• blew off
• negatived
• shot down
• prohibited
• took back
• overruled
• abstained (from)
• scouted
• refrained (from)
• rebuffed
• disdained
• scorned
• proscribed
• disagreed (with)
• retracted
• renounced
• revoked
• stuck
• recalled
• backed off
• disavowed
• gainsaid
• forbore
• disclaimed
• contradicted
• recanted
• refuted
• backed down
• abjured
• bypassed
• disproved
• disowned
• forswore
• detoured
• rebutted
• controverted
• unsaid
• disallowed
• negated
• backtracked
• reneged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreed (to)
• approved
• accepted
• received
• adopted
• took
• swallowed
• tolerated
• embraced
• welcomed
• agreed
• selected
• consented
• acquiesced
• chose
• condoned
• supported
• countenanced
• acceded
• assented
• espoused
• handpicked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of threw over

On third-and-7, Fields threw over the middle to receiver Josh Reynolds for 6 yards, short of the first-down marker. —Devon Henderson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025

Though Brock Purdy threw over 300 yards in his return from injury, the Jaguars' defense caused five turnovers, including a strip sack that sealed the game in the fourth quarter. —James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025