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 Exile is what the ex-Hasid experiences when, in response to her secular beliefs, she is expelled from her ultra-Orthodox community and thrown into a new environment that speaks in a different language, uses a different currency, and endorses a different worldview. —

Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026 That impetus brought Lance Hammer back out of the woodwork, a gauntlet thrown to himself to think through problematic contradictions involving the quite different — and often sparring — human verticals of capability, autonomy, and decline. —

Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026 The 26-year-old University of Florida product has thrown to hitters about 8-9 times since his surgery, including a two-inning live bullpen in camp earlier this week. —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026 One was thrown around 40 feet while the other two were dragged by the truck. —

Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026 Every member of that group has at least some major league experience, ranging from Bradley, who has thrown nearly 400 innings across the past three seasons, to Abel, who has 39. —

Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026 Another firefighter was on the first floor attempting to ventilate the building at the time of the explosion and was thrown against the wall, according to police. —

Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026 Two months later, on March 18 or 19, an explosive was thrown at a car belonging to Brobbey parked in Zuidoost. —

Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026 Big brains would mingle with money and power, often convened at salon-like gatherings thrown by powerful literary agents like John Brockman, who represented figures like Pinker. —

Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026

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But in other court districts where cases are further along, many have been tossed by judges or resulted in acquittals.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Those are just a few of the clever software-as-a-service portmanteaus being tossed around as investors debate a massive selloff in the sector that has vaporized roughly $1 trillion in valuations from recent highs, with more than $285 billion in market value wiped out in February alone.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026