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 During court on Eyssallenne's preliminary hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors shared jarring dash camera video of the crash, which shows the boy speeding through an intersection before colliding with a car and getting thrown into the air. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Since Watson arrived in Cleveland, NFL quarterbacks have thrown for at least 300 yards on 481 occasions. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Up until that point, Whisenhunt had thrown 27 of his 46 pitches for strikes, with a four-seam fastball touching 95 mph and a sinker in the 93-94 mph range. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 Woodard pulled down an interception on a pass thrown from Willis…. — Omar Kelly august 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 The train was crowded with morning commuters, and some passengers were thrown forward or out of their seats. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 And my parents were there and then you immediately get thrown into the press conference into the scrum with Tony Khan, which is exciting. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 One victim was kicked in the back and the other was thrown to the ground, police said. — Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 City official calls removal ‘unnecessary escalation’ As the meeting continued, another attendee called Miller’s removal from the chambers disappointing and shameful to see someone who was speaking up thrown to the ground. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026

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Verb

In his second start since returning from the 15-day Injured List, Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan tossed five shutout innings and gave up four hits.

— Harvey Valentine, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Most injuries occurred as residents were tossed from beds or stumbled in the dark; trains and airport links were briefly disrupted, a Tokyo water main burst, and hundreds lost power.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of tossed

Verb

Despite meeting or beating estimates, shares dropped as investors remained unimpressed.

— Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Liberty Christian dropped a heartbreaker in the season opener, losing a big lead before falling to Midland Christian 66-63.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of dropped

Verb

The stagehands finally lowered the elevated side of the stage, ended their mischief, and Belafonte began singing.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Electric powertrains have fewer moving parts than internal combustion engines, and advances in batteries, motors, software, and contract manufacturing have lowered some barriers to entry.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of lowered

Verb

The person hurled the toy during the third quarter of the Dream’s 124-88 win, recalling a trend that began last season when objects were thrown onto the court at various games.

— Zach Powell, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Video shows the moments when the man, who appears to be a United States Postal Service employee, hurled an object at a rare albino peacock and then hit it with a stick last week.

— Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of hurled

Verb

Divine, which similarly features a scrolling feed of six-second videos, officially launched last week after nine months of development and beta testing.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
In 2025, Good Work Austin, a nonprofit that advocates for restaurant workers, launched a small pilot program with Central Health to help local food workers enroll in Sendero plans and cover their premiums.

— Olivia Aldridge, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of launched

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Finally, the Amanda Committee’s Golden Clapper went to casting directirs Mette Holme Nielsen and Jannecke Bervell for their contributions to Norwegian film over more than 30 years.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Panettiere’s death has since cast a spotlight on Hickerson, while extensive public records reviewed by NBC News detail his trail of financial and legal troubles.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of cast

Verb

Taylor pitched a career-high 2 2/3 scoreless relief innings and was credited with the win as the Sox defeated the Twins 7-4 in front of 28,140.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Cosine, pitched as Britain’s first fully sovereign frontier AI model, has attracted corporate partners including BAE Systems, PwC, and Lloyds Banking Group, the FT reports.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026