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 But after a humiliating, season-opening defeat by the San Francisco 49ers in Australia — Donald did not make the trip — expectations were thrown for a loss. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Nola has made 30 starts this season, and thrown 20 or more changeups in eight of them. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 So the team figured the right way to do it would be to put an atom into a superposition of paths, where one path sees the atom thrown upward and has gravity return it to its original location. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 Yet, somehow, the labels jihad, holy war and suicide martyrs are still thrown around. — Reshma Memon Yaqub, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Kwok was then thrown from the bench, her legs ripped from her body, according to authorities, before Romero rammed into a parked NYPD auxiliary van. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 Perdomo Torres was ejected from the van and thrown to the ground, breaking his leg, ankle and hand, according to the complaint. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 Conflicting court orders issued on the same day have thrown congressional elections in Missouri into chaos, two months before an election in which a handful of races could decide control of the House. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026 For the second straight drive, Drake Maye has thrown an interception. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown

Verb

Later in the inning, an irate Marmol approached Eddings and was tossed.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Christian Scott tossed three perfect innings before giving up two runs in the fourth.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of tossed

Verb

For too many years an international break has dropped at this point of September, freezing the Premier League just as narratives were being set and excitement was rising.

— Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Its crude imports dropped below 8 million barrels a day in May and June, falling for the first time since 2016, according to the EIA.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of dropped

Verb

Nearby, a 9-year-old washed his face discreetly in the bushes with a bottle of water, a bright orange backpack slung over his shoulder.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
Proportion play is also part of the equation, as Gap experiments with Mini sizes meant to be clutched in the palm of your hand or slung over your torso.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of slung

Verb

Last month, Vance hurled himself into an obscure debate over burrito prices to make a gratuitous swipe at a conservative Washington Post columnist’s weight.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Another member of Colorado’s group finally had enough and hurled an orange Gatorade bottle up at the fans.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurled

Verb

Bryce Underwood launched a Hail Mary well out of the end zone as time seemed to expire on the Wolverines to give WMU an improbable upset victory late Saturday night in Ann Arbor.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Since then, Miu Miu has launched the satin style in a slew of colorways, including white, red and even a bright sky blue.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of launched

Verb

While both cast themselves as fighters against corruption in Washington, Manzur has argued that Pappas has long been beholden to political donors, particularly the pro-Israel lobby.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Counterbalancing him is a young actor cast to play one of the show’s decoys (an excellent Skylar Gisondo), whose guilelessness only magnifies the film’s sense of Hansen as a man constructed entirely out of TV-friendly sheen.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of cast

Verb

So when a story to discuss it all was pitched to him in January, hoping to discuss the year that was, Campbell agreed and made good on his word.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The streamer brought in Koppelman and Levien, and the pair pitched a present-day casino story.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026