Synonyms of throwing out

throwing out

verb

present participle of throw out

1

as in dismissing

to drive or force out

the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissing
• ejecting
• chasing
• banishing
• casting out
• kicking out
• drumming (out)
• booting (out)
• running off
• turning out
• expelling
• turfing (out)
• giving one the gate
• evicting
• sending packing
• removing
• shutting out
• extruding
• routing
• sacking
• reading out
• outing
• firing
• ousting
• bouncing
• mustering out
• deforcing
• dispossessing
• exiling
• expatriating
• ostracizing
• deporting
• terminating
• displacing
• releasing
• retiring
• discharging
• pink-slipping
• canning
• axing
• cashiering
• defenestrating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• taking in
• receiving
• taking
• accepting
• admitting
• welcoming
• entertaining
• lodging
• sheltering
• harboring
• housing

2

as in dumping

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in radiating

to throw or give off

the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke

Synonyms & Similar Words

• radiating
• casting
• sending (out)
• releasing
• emitting
• giving out
• emanating
• issuing
• evolving
• eliminating
• shooting
• expelling
• exhaling
• discharging
• pouring
• irradiating
• venting
• expiring
• evacuating
• oozing
• exuding
• secreting
• excreting
• spraying
• erupting
• ejecting
• squirting
• gushing
• spurting
• spewing
• jetting
• spouting
• outpouring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• taking up
• sucking (up)
• soaking (up)
• absorbing
• inhaling
• sponging

4

as in refusing

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refusing
• rejecting
• declining
• turning down
• passing up
• throwing over
• balking (at)
• ignoring
• passing
• denying
• avoiding
• turning one's back on
• dismissing
• vetoing
• withdrawing
• spurning
• disputing
• blowing off
• deselecting
• disapproving
• forbidding
• shooting down
• repudiating
• reprobating
• nixing
• abstaining (from)
• refraining (from)
• negativing
• taking back
• scouting
• disagreeing (with)
• prohibiting
• backing off
• backing down
• overruling
• disdaining
• rebuffing
• proscribing
• scorning
• retracting
• unsaying
• renouncing
• sticking
• revoking
• recalling
• forbearing
• contradicting
• disclaiming
• disavowing
• refuting
• recanting
• forswearing
• bypassing
• abjuring
• controverting
• disproving
• gainsaying
• rebutting
• detouring
• disowning
• negating
• backtracking
• disallowing
• reneging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreeing (to)
• accepting
• approving
• receiving
• taking
• swallowing
• adopting
• tolerating
• embracing
• welcoming
• selecting
• agreeing
• choosing
• condoning
• consenting
• countenancing
• assenting
• supporting
• acceding
• acquiescing
• espousing
• handpicking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of throwing out

Florida’s law banning minors under 14 from getting their own social media accounts is likely constitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, throwing out a lower court’s preliminary injunction against the law. — Gray Rohrer, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Supermarket owners described throwing out nearly a dumpster’s worth of frozen food. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026

The sense was that the people who were rejecting the Keynesian model were throwing out the baby with the bathwater. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026

Christian Yelich then cracked a 107 mph line drive up the middle, where Bogaerts went down to his knees to field it on a short hop and scampered to touch second base before throwing out Yelich at first to end it. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

For The Times) Norasingh continued tattooing while throwing out-of-pocket jazz shows on the side. — Mary Carreon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

This included a fake product placement for the sauce in an episode of Bosch and one of the actors throwing out the first pitch at a minor league baseball game. — Peter White, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

How much are fines for throwing out needles improperly in NYC? — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

The team has also maintained a relationship with his widow and daughters, with Bianka Bryant throwing out the first pitch and Capri Bryant announcing the start of the game during a bobblehead night for the late legend last year. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 31 July 2026