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Synonyms & Antonyms of throw out
1
to drive or force out
- the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref
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- give one the gate
- [slang],
- send packing
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2
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 for throw out
- cashier,
- cast (off),
- chuck,
- deep-six,
- discard,
- ditch,
- dump,
- eighty-six
- (or 86),
- exorcise
- (also exorcize),
- fling (off or away),
- jettison,
- junk,
- lay by,
- lose,
- pitch,
- reject,
- scrap,
- shed,
- shuck (off),
- slough (off)
- also sluff (off),
- throw away,
- toss,
- unload
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3
to throw or give off
- the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke
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4
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
- he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards
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The first known use of throw out was in the 15th century
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