Synonyms of throwing away

throwing away 1 of 2

noun

as in removal

the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless

the throwing away of her old stuffed animals marked the beginning of her mental preparation for an independent life as a college student

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removal
• dumping
• disposal
• scrapping
• discarding
• riddance
• destruction
• disposition
• jettison
• demolition
• clearing
• clearance
• junking
• decimation
• demolishment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acquisition
• collection
• deposit
• accumulation
• gathering
• acquirement

throwing away

2 of 2

verb

present participle of throw away

1

as in dumping

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

I should throw away that torn shirt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumping
• unloading
• discarding
• ditching
• casting (off)
• losing
• flinging (off or away)
• sloughing (off)
• disposing of
• shucking (off)
• laying by
• setting aside
• throwing out
• sluffing (off)
• abandoning
• scrapping
• shedding
• rejecting
• removing
• tossing
• jettisoning
• eliminating
• exorcising
• junking
• eighty-sixing
• chucking
• kicking out
• wiping out
• deep-sixing
• stamping (out)
• dismissing
• cashiering
• pitching
• rooting (out)
• forsaking
• abdicating
• abolishing
• deserting
• eradicating
• expunging
• exterminating
• extirpating
• extinguishing
• annihilating
• liquidating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopting
• using
• taking on
• embracing
• utilizing
• employing
• holding
• keeping
• retaining
• holding back

2

as in spending

to use up carelessly

if you buy a high-end computer, you'll just be throwing away money on a bunch of features you'll never use

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spending
• running through
• losing
• trifling (away)
• wasting
• frittering (away)
• fiddling away
• playing ducks and drakes with
• dissipating
• squandering
• lavishing
• blowing
• misspending
• laying out
• consuming
• depleting
• exhausting
• overspending
• impoverishing
• splurging
• indulging
• disbursing
• expending
• overindulging
• shooting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserving
• protecting
• preserving
• saving
• economizing
• laying up
• skimping
• hoarding
• scrimping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of throwing away

Verb

The New York Sanitation Department is telling New Yorkers to stop throwing away their needles the wrong way. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Residents described throwing away food, shelling out for generators and sending their children away to family. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2026

That means throwing away anything sitting on your kitchen counter. — Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026

Her designers even went to great lengths, throwing away fake scraps of fabric in the trash and creating a second dress in case the original got leaked. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Knowing what those dates really mean will help Californians make informed decisions and avoid throwing away food unnecessarily while getting more value from every trip to the grocery store. — Leeann Weintraub, Oc Register, 25 July 2026

Relocating, composting or throwing away the vines could result in the spread of the disease. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

When preparing lettuce, the state recommended throwing away the outer two or three layers of leaves and washing the remaining lettuce under running water. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 9 July 2026

The lawsuit was unusual in the capital city, where homeless people have little recourse to challenge city policies about throwing away their belongings. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026