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

Many butterfly and moth species lay pupae in leaf litter, so throwing away leaves each fall may be getting rid of these beneficial insects, too. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Advertisement For her, the environmental cost of throwing away food matters more than the bag used to save it. — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Customers can keep the vessel and return for a new scent instead of throwing away or recycling a candle jar. — Beret Leone, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Washington couldn’t spike the ball before time expired, throwing away an easy shot for the game-winning boot. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

For Brashares, letting go of her kids’ and husband’s old clothes always felt a little like throwing away more than tattered items. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

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