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thrown

verb , past participle of throw

Synonyms and Antonyms of thrown

1 to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

threw a life preserver to the drowning man

Synonyms of thrown

cast, catapulted, chucked, dashed, fired, flung, heaved (or hove), hurled, hurtled, launched, lobbed, lofted, pegged, pelted, pitched, slung, tossed

Words Related to thrown

bowled, darted, flipped, gunned, hooked, passed, rolled, shot

bucked, ejected, impelled, precipitated, projected, propelled, rifled, thrust

Phrases Synonymous with thrown

2 to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally

the attacker threw his victim to the ground

Synonyms of thrown

depressed, dropped, lowered, thrown down

Words Related to thrown

flattened, floored, leveled (or levelled)

knocked down, knocked over, struck down (also stricken down), toppled

plopped, plunked down (or plonked down)

bobbled, bungled, foozled, fumbled

immersed, submerged, sunk

Antonyms of thrown

lifted, picked up, raised

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