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throw

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of throw

a risky undertaking

a desperate throw, that could jump-start his presidential campaign or end it right there

Synonyms of throw

adventure, chance, crapshoot, enterprise, flier (also flyer), flutter [chiefly British], gamble, speculation, venture

Words Related to throw

bet, hazard, stake, wager

dark horse, long shot, play

Antonyms of throw

throw

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of throw

1 to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

threw a life preserver to the drowning man

Synonyms of throw

cast, catapult, chuck, dash, fire, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, lob, loft, peg, pelt, pitch, sling, toss

Words Related to throw

bowl, dart, flip, gun, hook, pass, roll, shoot

buck, eject, impel, precipitate, project, propel, rifle, thrust

Phrases Synonymous with throw

2 to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally

the attacker threw his victim to the ground

Synonyms of throw

depress, drop, lower, throw down

Words Related to throw

flatten, floor, level

knock down, knock over, strike down, topple

plop, plunk down

bobble, bungle, foozle, fumble

immerse, sink, submerge

Antonyms of throw

lift, pick up, raise

Synonym Discussion of throw

throw, cast, toss, fling, hurl, pitch, sling mean to cause to move swiftly through space by a propulsive movement or a propelling force. throw is general and interchangeable with the other terms but may specifically imply a distinctive motion with bent arm.

- can throw a fastball and a curve

cast usually implies lightness in the thing thrown and sometimes a scattering.

- cast it to the winds

toss suggests a light or careless or aimless throwing and may imply an upward motion.

- tossed the coat on the bed

fling stresses a violent throwing.

- flung the ring back in his face

hurl implies power as in throwing a massive weight.

- hurled himself at the intruder

pitch suggests throwing carefully at a target.

- pitch horseshoes

sling stresses either the use of whirling momentum in throwing or directness of aim.

- slung the bag over his shoulder

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