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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to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally the attacker threw his victim to the ground

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Recent Examples of thrown According to a Workplace Culture Report of 1,000 employees by Resume Now, 61% report being thrown under the bus by coworkers. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Heading into his ninth year in the league, Rush has appeared in 42 career games and thrown for 3,766 yards, 20 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 But the Red Bull car has thrown him off the road three times (Australia, Austria and Silverstone). — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 28 July 2026 Martinez spoke from the visitors’ dugout Sunday morning, long before his bullpen would be thrown into one of the more chaotic games of the season. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 27 July 2026 David Festa hasn’t thrown a pitch for the Twins either, and Mick Abel was injured in April. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 27 July 2026 The motorcycle crashed with the side of the 18-wheeler and both the Mendez and a female passenger were thrown from the bike, according to police. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026 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 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

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Hitter of the Year Sami Williams’ bat was silenced at the hands of the Talons’ aces — Georgina Corrick also tossed a complete-game gem in Game 1 — going hitless in Chicago’s revenge effort.

— Molly Keshin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Money has started to enter into the equation with high school athletes, players cannot only legally accept NIL deals at the prep level, but there is also money being tossed around illegally, as athletes are enticed to transfer to certain schools.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

Definition of tossed

Verb

The Padres saw their five-game winning streak snapped and dropped two games behind the final NL wild-card spot.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Two other charges, destruction of evidence and resisting arrest, were dropped as part of a plea deal with the Canyon County Prosecutor’s Office.

— Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026

Definition of dropped

Verb

As Mars’s gravity slung the spacecraft onto the next leg of its journey, mission scientists used the opportunity to put its multispectral imager through a full dress rehearsal.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 21 July 2026
Luke Shaw broke into open space down the left just past the half-hour mark and slung in a cross intended for his striker, but Zirkzee was several steps behind the penalty spot when the ball was delivered, unable to attack it when he was needed most.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of slung

Verb

Some lowered themselves by ropes from the top of buildings that are 42 and 54 stories tall after climbing stairs to the roofs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Wall Street analysts lowered their outlooks for Meta Platforms as investors send the stock lower on fears its capital expenditures on artificial intelligence won’t yield as strong of a return on investment.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 30 July 2026

Definition of lowered

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Former Sacramento Kings guard Ty Lawson allegedly hurled racial insults at police after being arrested for shoplifting.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
The man who was charged and hurled into the air by a bison at Yellowstone National Park is speaking out about the harrowing, now-viral incident.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Definition of hurled

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Mansell has not yet launched a concerted TikTok strategy, even though women between 18 and 24 are among Formula 1’s fastest-growing audiences.

— Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
This mechanism will be modeled off the NBA’s replay center, which was launched in 2014.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Definition of launched

Verb

The reveal of Brie Larson as Carol Danvers in Hall H in 2016 was big, not just as a casting announcement but as an unprecedented statement of intent.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
There was no Multiverse Saga-level announcement of years to come; Feige chose to eschew from any television updates (sorry, VisionQuest) in favor of some movie casting news.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 July 2026