Synonyms of threw away

threw away

verb

past tense of throw away

1

as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

I should throw away that torn shirt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discarded
• dumped
• unloaded
• ditched
• lost
• threw out
• flung (off or away)
• laid by
• abandoned
• disposed of
• scrapped
• sloughed (off)
• set aside
• shed
• shucked (off)
• cast (off)
• rejected
• tossed
• jettisoned
• removed
• sluffed (off)
• junked
• exorcised
• chucked
• cashiered
• exorcized
• eliminated
• dismissed
• kicked out
• deep-sixed
• pitched
• 86'd
• eighty-sixed
• wiped out
• abolished
• abdicated
• deserted
• forsook
• stamped (out)
• eradicated
• rooted (out)
• expunged
• exterminated
• extirpated
• extinguished
• annihilated
• liquidated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopted
• used
• took on
• employed
• utilized
• embraced
• held
• retained
• kept
• held back

2

as in spent

to use up carelessly

if you buy a high-end computer, you'll just be throwing away money on a bunch of features you'll never use

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spent
• lost
• ran through
• wasted
• fiddled away
• frittered (away)
• dissipated
• squandered
• played ducks and drakes with
• lavished
• made ducks and drakes of
• trifled (away)
• blew
• misspent
• laid out
• consumed
• exhausted
• depleted
• impoverished
• indulged
• splurged
• disbursed
• expended
• overspent
• shot
• overindulged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserved
• protected
• preserved
• saved
• laid up
• economized
• skimped
• hoarded
• scrimped