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

One of the highlight plays of the first two days was a beautiful ball Prescott threw over the top of cornerback Caelen Carson directly into the hands of Pickens running up the left sideline. — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 31 July 2026

That kid threw over-powering heat, but not nearly like this ox. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026

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