THROWING OFF Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

throwing off

verb

present participle of throw off

as in distracting

to draw the attention or mind to something else the sudden noise just threw me off completely, and I missed my shot

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Recent Examples of throwing off Simmons caught an unexpected snap and got the ball to his receiver while fading back and throwing off of his back foot. — Pj Green october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026 Cousins was in rhythm but, throwing off his back foot, didn’t give the throw nearly enough juice. — Sam Warren, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Jefferson got the ball to Hale for a touchdown, rolling left and throwing off his back foot to find Jefferson in the back of the end zone. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 And climate shifts are yet another threat to milkweed’s viability in particular locales, throwing off the distances and timing that are so crucial to each butterfly’s travels. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 But the storm, which increased to category 3 in strength on Sunday, is throwing off energy that will generate surf in Southern California. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026 Too often, hems drag, rises hit awkwardly, and trousers that look polished online end up throwing off your proportions in real life. — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 21 July 2026 Steele is scheduled to start throwing off a mound the first week of August, manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026 Our society is far from throwing off the notion that aging is unfortunate, if not reprehensible. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwing off

Verb

Today’s computers are approachable, but also distracting, argues Caligra co-founder and CEO Grant Bisset.

— Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Maybe his conning can be curtailed someday, but the thought there’d ever be enough distracting chaos for a similarly lengthy follow-up is almost too much to bear.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of distracting

Verb

The complaint accuses Love Renaissance of improperly diverting money from Walker’s touring, recording, marketing, and merchandising budgets, while charging excessive company expenses to those accounts in bad faith.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026
An Avianca flight heading from Colombia to New York was rocked by turbulence, diverting the plane to Miami on Friday and sending several crew members and passengers to the hospital.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026