THROWN Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

thrown

verb

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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 The force of the blast had thrown Samih through what had been a wall and into a neighboring apartment. —

Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026 Much of Latin America has thrown its support behind Paz, but the deputy secretary of state singled out Argentine President Javier Milei for his support. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026 An empty pandemic theater The entire world was thrown through a loop when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March of 2020, shutting down schools and businesses and sending the world home to stop the spread of the deadly virus. —

Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 20 May 2026 Rather than requiring large teams across multiple subsystems that need to coordinate, AI models are developed by smaller teams whose output increases in quality as a function of the data and compute thrown at them. —

Martin Casado, Fortune, 20 May 2026 While Kilian had already thrown 25 pitches (and allowed a run) when Vitello lifted him, the right-hander was a better matchup for Marte from a splits perspective. —

Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 May 2026 Wheeler has now thrown five outstanding games in his return to the Phillies mound. —

Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 They got lambasted or bombarded or thrown under a bus. —

David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026 Some motorcyclists were also thrown from their bikes during the crash. —

Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026

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This recipe shows the humble white button mushroom’s versatility in a savory sauce thickened with heavy cream and flavored with garlic and shallots and tossed with chicken meatballs.

— Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
The pork is served over a bed of spaghetti tossed with fresh arugula, whose peppery bite adds a bright, fresh contrast.

— Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026