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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Noe returned to the wharf and slung the dead rat across the water.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
The leasing officer who let us in watches from the doorway with a bemused smile as Parks films the space on her phone, clacking around the hardwood floors in nude heels and a backless seafoam dress, a Coach bag slung over her shoulder.

— Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 July 2026

Definition of slung

Verb

The company also lowered its 2026 production outlook for alumina, which is used in aluminum smelting.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 17 July 2026
On a recent weekday, Mitrano Neves and his team lowered monitoring equipment loaded with cameras into different parts of the cove, leaving them submerged for an hour alongside bait to attract the sharks.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Definition of lowered

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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

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Deep overhanging eaves cast long shadows across geometric leadlight windows, while thick bands of locally quarried sandstone wrap the base – Griffin’s signature, written not in ink but in stone.

— Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Crutchfield said Midland covers a large geographic portion of the county but has no early voting location, requiring many residents to drive to Concord or the Cabarrus Arena to cast ballots before Election Day.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026