THROW DOWN Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

throw down

verb

Definition of throw down

as in to throw

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally throw down the gun, and put your hands up

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Recent Examples of throw down My brother is lying on the floor, as if thrown down and dragged there. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 Industry experts say this amounts to Walmart throwing down the gauntlet at rival food delivery services like Uber Eats and DoorDash. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 The scenery is beautiful, though the onboard entertainment leans into classic all-inclusive territory, complete with a digital saxophone performance, audience participation, and the inevitable Macarena throw down. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026 At Three Masks, African expats have been throwing down for the title. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for throw down

Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw down

Verb

Young men from the village threw stones back, Khrzhanovskiy said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
That sudden ascent, for a band spiritually in league with the Velvet Underground and Suicide, led some to wonder what exactly happened behind the social media scenes to get them there (one conspiratorial phrase got thrown around in particular).

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of throw

Verb

Fallon followed up by asking if McRae had dropped easter eggs hinting at the song’s release.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
The remains of a man who was shot in the head and stuffed into a rusted barrel found on the shore of Lake Mead after the water level dropped were identified Thursday as an Arkansas man whose decades-old killing remains unsolved.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026