Synonyms of throw out

throw out

verb

1

as in to out

to drive or force out

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• out
• chase
• eject
• dismiss
• cast out
• kick out
• banish
• run off
• turn out
• expel
• drum (out)
• send packing
• boot (out)
• remove
• shut out
• read out
• sack
• extrude
• give one the gate
• turf (out)
• evict
• oust
• rout
• bounce
• fire
• deforce
• exile
• dispossess
• ostracize
• expatriate
• muster out
• can
• deport
• retire
• displace
• pink-slip
• terminate
• ax
• release
• discharge
• cashier
• defenestrate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receive
• take
• take in
• accept
• admit
• welcome
• shelter
• entertain
• house
• harbor
• lodge

2

as in to dump

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

• dump
• discard
• ditch
• unload
• lose
• throw away
• set aside
• cast (off)
• lay by
• slough (off)
• shed
• abandon
• dispose of
• fling (off or away)
• scrap
• shuck (off)
• reject
• remove
• toss
• eliminate
• jettison
• exorcise
• chuck
• sluff (off)
• junk
• kick out
• dismiss
• wipe out
• deep-six
• eighty-six
• cashier
• pitch
• forsake
• abdicate
• eradicate
• desert
• abolish
• stamp (out)
• exterminate
• extirpate
• expunge
• extinguish
• annihilate
• liquidate
• root (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• take on
• adopt
• use
• embrace
• employ
• utilize
• keep
• hold
• retain
• hold back

3

as in to cast

to throw or give off

the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cast
• release
• send (out)
• radiate
• emit
• issue
• give out
• evolve
• emanate
• expel
• eliminate
• shoot
• exhale
• pour
• discharge
• vent
• irradiate
• expire
• evacuate
• excrete
• exude
• secrete
• erupt
• spray
• ooze
• jet
• eject
• squirt
• spurt
• spew
• gush
• spout
• outpour

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• take up
• absorb
• soak (up)
• suck (up)
• inhale
• sponge

4

as in to refuse

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

• refuse
• reject
• decline
• throw over
• pass up
• turn down
• ignore
• pass
• avoid
• deny
• withdraw
• spurn
• balk (at)
• dismiss
• dispute
• veto
• disapprove
• repudiate
• deselect
• negative
• forbid
• blow off
• turn one's back on
• reprobate
• nix
• shoot down
• take back
• abstain (from)
• refrain (from)
• scout
• disdain
• overrule
• prohibit
• scorn
• disagree (with)
• rebuff
• renounce
• recall
• retract
• proscribe
• revoke
• forbear
• stick
• gainsay
• back down
• disavow
• refute
• contradict
• disclaim
• disprove
• forswear
• recant
• bypass
• back off
• abjure
• rebut
• detour
• controvert
• disown
• unsay
• negate
• disallow
• backtrack
• renege

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agree (to)
• accept
• approve
• receive
• take
• tolerate
• adopt
• swallow
• welcome
• embrace
• condone
• select
• agree
• choose
• countenance
• consent
• accede
• acquiesce
• support
• assent
• espouse
• handpick

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of throw out

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

Isaiah, 17, a Merrillville High School senior, will throw out the first pitch before the game. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 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

Homophobia and bias in his own family forced him to live in the streets, he was thrown out of his family home in Sao Paulo. — Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026