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 Trailing by four with 4 seconds on the clock, the Chiefs had a fourth-and-goal play from the Broncos’ 1-yard line and quarterback Patrick Mahomes seemed to have thrown a game-winning touchdown to Rashee Rice. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026 The final sprint to Tuesday's midterm elections has kicked up a flurry of headlines about attack ads slung by candidates and verbal jabs thrown by current and former occupants of the White House. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 Darnold, though, has thrown eight touchdowns and also eight interceptions. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026 Local celebrities Steve Zahn and Rick Gomez, who founded Macaroni Art Productions in Midway just outside of Lexington, have long been supporters of bolstering the state’s filming infrastructure and have thrown support behind FilmLEX in the past. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026 A lot of debris was thrown across a pretty significant distance as a result of this crash, DeSantis said. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026 In Frankfurt, police said Molotov cocktails were thrown at emergency personnel and shop windows were smashed. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026 Goff has thrown 223 passes without getting picked off, ranking sixth among quarterbacks for the most pass attempts without an interception to start a season. — Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 She was thrown right into the mix, acting out a meet-cute with Montana Jordan’s Georgie Cooper that culminated with a kiss. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown

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So, Doncic just tossed up the three-pointer from the three-point line on the Portland side of the court that banked in as time expired.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Turbulence tossed it up and down by 700 feet (200 meters), but the situation quickly escalated as the aircraft fell at breathtaking speed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of tossed

Verb

Phillips caught a bad break when her approach to the green hit a tree branch on its upward flight and dropped 20 yards short of the green.

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
This allows soldiers to retain the option of using an unexpended round as conventional mortar ammunition if it is not dropped or mission requirements change.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of dropped

Verb

The final sprint to Tuesday's midterm elections has kicked up a flurry of headlines about attack ads slung by candidates and verbal jabs thrown by current and former occupants of the White House.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Recall the custom Yasmina Atta dress that married a plunging latex bodice with a frothy tulle tutu, slung low on the hips and toughened up with studded belts.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of slung

Verb

Castro allegedly hurled a lacrosse ball toward the crowd, nearly striking someone, according to court documents.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Anger spilled into violence, with Molotov cocktails hurled at Tesla vehicles, charging stations set ablaze, and dealerships covered in graffiti.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of hurled

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Russia launched 164 drones across Ukraine overnight into Sunday, 137 of which were shot down, the Ukrainian Air Force said that morning.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
Huang has promised to cooperate with the investigation his board has launched.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of launched

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Republicans, however, could take advantage of Newsom’s action and cast him as a soft-on-crime liberal who is out of touch with most Americans, which risks turning away moderate voters.

— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
After seven years of development, the next steps are to find a writer-showrunner and possibly attach cast before pitching to platforms next year.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of cast

Verb

Luna pitched himself to county voters as a calmly effective operator who has brought down crime while building relationships with local, state and federal leaders that suffered under his predecessor’s tenure.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
An oscillating dub siren sounds against the chime of a triangle and crackling waves pitched to loud white noise.

— Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026