Synonyms of throw up

throw up

verb

1

as in to vomit

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomit
• hurl
• spit up
• lose one's lunch
• puke
• retch
• barf
• eject
• spew
• heave
• gag
• toss one's cookies
• upchuck
• regurgitate
• disgorge
• expel
• nauseate

2

as in to throw together

to make or assemble roughly or hastily

when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throw together
• cobble (together or up)
• knock together
• patch (together)
• jury-rig
• dash (off)
• jerry-build

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• craft
• pound (out)
• forge
• fashion
• hammer out
• handcraft

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of throw up

After a couple of rounds of throwing up and an evaluation by the doctor, Coop is okay, but the whole thing puts a fright into the crew, and especially into Joy. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026

Blanco threw up a peace sign while Gomez posed in front in a headscarf and sunglasses. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Clad only in a pair of white boxer briefs and a pair of black goggles, the athlete threw up a peace symbol at the camera, which appeared to be filming from behind a glass panel. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 July 2026

The biggest blockbusters of 2014 threw up a varied rogues' gallery of bad guys. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 19 July 2026