Synonyms of threw out

threw out

verb

past tense of throw out

1

as in dismissed

to drive or force out

the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissed
• ejected
• outed
• chased
• banished
• kicked out
• cast out
• turned out
• sent packing
• expelled
• ran off
• removed
• booted (out)
• drummed (out)
• evicted
• gave one the gate
• sacked
• extruded
• shut out
• routed
• read out
• ousted
• fired
• bounced
• turfed (out)
• exiled
• mustered out
• deforced
• dispossessed
• ostracized
• deported
• expatriated
• displaced
• retired
• terminated
• released
• canned
• axed
• discharged
• cashiered
• pink-slipped
• defenestrated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• received
• accepted
• took
• admitted
• took in
• welcomed
• entertained
• housed
• lodged
• sheltered
• harbored

2

as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in cast

to throw or give off

the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cast
• released
• radiated
• emitted
• issued
• gave out
• sent (out)
• evolved
• expelled
• emanated
• eliminated
• exhaled
• discharged
• poured
• irradiated
• vented
• expired
• shot
• evacuated
• excreted
• erupted
• exuded
• secreted
• oozed
• sprayed
• ejected
• gushed
• spurted
• spewed
• squirted
• spouted
• outpoured
• jetted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• took up
• absorbed
• soaked (up)
• sucked (up)
• inhaled
• sponged

4

as in refused

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

he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of threw out

Inspired by the upcoming MLB Field of Dreams game, four players who were on the team but never played threw out the first pitch. — Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Gaby Luisa was standing outside a dance club in Arizona earlier this summer when a man wearing glasses threw out a pickup line. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Bryant was known to attend Dodgers games going back to his early days in Los Angeles and threw out the first pitch on several occasions. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 31 July 2026

Bears Chairman George McCaskey was even part of the act as an umpire, and Rick Sutcliffe threw out the first pitch in Sunday’s show. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Friday’s game was Oklahoma State University night at Globe Life, where Oklahoma State’s new quarterback, Drew Mestemaker, threw out the first pitch. — Cal Phillips updated July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026

And catcher Carter Jensen threw out James Outman, who was attempting to steal second in the fifth. — Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

O’Neill threw out Nick Allen at the plate after catching Altuve’s flyball to shallow right field. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

Oeschger, who played for the Phillies’ first pennant winner in 1915, threw out the first pitch of Game 3 of the 1983 World Series at Veterans Stadium. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 July 2026