Synonyms of throwing up

throwing up

verb

present participle of throw up

1

as in vomiting

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomiting
• spitting up
• hurling
• losing one's lunch
• tossing one's cookies
• puking
• retching
• heaving
• gagging
• ejecting
• barfing
• spewing
• upchucking
• regurgitating
• disgorging
• expelling
• nauseating

2

as in throwing together

to make or assemble roughly or hastily

when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throwing together
• knocking together
• patching (together)
• cobbling (together or up)
• dashing (off)
• jury-rigging
• jerry-building

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pounding (out)
• crafting
• forging
• hammering out
• fashioning
• handcrafting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of throwing up

On New Year’s Day 2022, Andrew Whitfield, a 35-year-old fashion designer and stylist in Miami, started throwing up. — Sarah Klein, Washington Post, 10 July 2026

The implosion of Platner’s candidacy—first bit by bit and then all at once—has Democrats nationwide throwing up their hands in exasperation. — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

There was a point that night, still being replayed on social media even now, where Connors was running along the back wall, throwing up lobs as the noise in the place kept building with each one. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026

The 20-second clip concluded with Lacob turning away from Dunleavy and throwing up his arms in apparent exasperation. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 June 2026

Apparently, the Knicks players throwing up bricks and turning the ball over had nothing to do with it. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026

Meanwhile, a fight had broken out in the crowd and one of the guys that was involved just started throwing up a Sieg Heil. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026

In another image, the high school graduate could be seen grinning and throwing up peace signs at the camera, looking just like his mom’s twin. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 7 June 2026

The right-hander pitched like a vet, throwing up zeros in the second, third and fourth, but Arvada West couldn’t get to Raiders junior pitcher Mikey Kroll. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 May 2026