THROWN Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

thrown

verb

past participle of throw

as in tossed

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm threw a life preserver to the drowning man

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as in dropped

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally the attacker threw his victim to the ground

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Recent Examples of thrown Abarca had allegedly thrown his wife to the ground during an argument outside his father’s Shawnee home, charging documents said, that led to her asking a judge to impose a restraining order against him. — Ilana Arougheti july 21, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026 New York Yankees shortstop José Caballero was at the center of a tense scene on Monday night — one in which benches cleared, words were exchanged, but no punches were thrown. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 21 July 2026 This year, Wrobleski has thrown the second-most innings of any Dodger, behind only Yoshinobu Yamamoto (119 ⅔). — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 The Royals loaded the bases on a single and two fielder’s choice grounders — one thrown wide of second base by Machado and another thrown late to second base by Xander Bogaerts. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026 In the ninetieth minute, with Argentina hanging on, but retaining hope of an improbable victory, Messi was body-blocked by Aymeric Laporte, a Spain defender, and thrown to the floor. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Scott confronted the individual, and the dispute quickly escalated when bottles were thrown during the confrontation. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 Over his first 17 starts, McClanahan has thrown 86 innings, and there has been loose talk of a limit of 150. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026 The Cuban superstar couple fought back, filing a suit of their own stating unequivocally that no tunnel exists and no parties were thrown there during that time. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

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Verb

Palmer’s son Fletch tossed touchdowns to tight end Braxton Boyle and wide receiver Ryan Clark in the final.

— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 July 2026
After Boyd tossed six innings of one-run ball in the win, the Cubs made sure to acknowledge the achievement.

— Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

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As Mars’s gravity slung the spacecraft onto the next leg of its journey, mission scientists used the opportunity to put its multispectral imager through a full dress rehearsal.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 21 July 2026
Luke Shaw broke into open space down the left just past the half-hour mark and slung in a cross intended for his striker, but Zirkzee was several steps behind the penalty spot when the ball was delivered, unable to attack it when he was needed most.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of slung

Verb

As the tournament started though, hotels lowered their prices but were still charging above average daily rates from the same time last year.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Stein maintained a hold rating on Tesla, but lowered his price target by 14%, to $370 from $430.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 July 2026

Definition of lowered

Verb

Truelove, who has a criminal history as well as mental health issues, instead approached Melvin and hurled a racial slur at the co-host before he was detained.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
An intruder allegedly approached Melvin, lunged at him, and hurled racial slurs before he was arrested and escorted from the building.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Definition of hurled

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Since the program launched in January, 15 employees have participated in the rental program, according to James Salmond, Atlanta’s city benefits director.

— Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
In Europe, Moscow launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks against Ukraine, while Kyiv ramped up its bombing campaign by targeting logistics hubs belonging to Russia’s largest online retailer.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 July 2026

Definition of launched

Verb

The reveal of Brie Larson as Carol Danvers in Hall H in 2016 was big, not just as a casting announcement but as an unprecedented statement of intent.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
There was no Multiverse Saga-level announcement of years to come; Feige chose to eschew from any television updates (sorry, VisionQuest) in favor of some movie casting news.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 July 2026