Synonyms of throwing

throwing

verb

present participle of throw

1

as in tossing

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

threw a life preserver to the drowning man

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tossing
• hurling
• flinging
• slinging
• firing
• launching
• chucking
• casting
• heaving
• bowling
• pitching
• lobbing
• hurtling
• pelting
• pegging
• catapulting
• flipping
• darting
• dashing
• lofting
• rolling
• letting fly
• gunning
• thrusting
• passing
• projecting
• ejecting
• hooking
• shooting
• propelling
• precipitating
• bucking
• impelling
• rifling

2

as in lowering

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally

the attacker threw his victim to the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lowering
• dropping
• flattening
• throwing down
• depressing
• toppling
• fumbling
• sinking
• plopping
• leveling
• knocking over
• striking down
• knocking down
• submerging
• immersing
• flooring
• bungling
• bobbling
• plunking down
• foozling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raising
• lifting
• picking up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of throwing

The idea shouldn’t be throwing them into a complete void, but pairing freedom with opportunity — providing access to books, art supplies, toys, outdoor spaces or friends — and then letting children figure out what to do with them. — Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 16 July 2026

And its merger with SpaceX, followed by the latter going public in a historic IPO, led to dozens of employees leaving the company, throwing daily operations into chaos. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026

Presenting a satisfyingly catchy passage and immediately throwing it into the garbage disposal is a risky strategy, but metalcore was founded on the belief that the potential payoff trumps the comfort of standard song structure. — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026

Rooftops and Nightcaps Then Merchant & Trade rises above the skyline with the kind of rooftop view that makes people instinctively reach for their phones to capture a few sexy shots before throwing one back. — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

The night of the shooting The pair were working at the banquet hall on University City Boulevard, where someone was throwing a pajama party. — Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

This isn’t the time or the place, though, to take a deep dive into what has made today’s pitchers the hardest-throwing, most tech-savvy and most sneakily unpredictable pitchers in the annals of this sport. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Changing rivals Hard-throwing right-hander Cooper Walls (La Costa Canyon) has transferred from Florida to rival Georgia. — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026

Barczi, a 6-foot-3, 217-pound catcher, suffered an injury in his throwing shoulder on a slide during a game against Eastern Michigan. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Phrases Containing throwing

• throwing away