Synonyms of thrown away

thrown away

verb

past participle of throw away

1

as in dumped

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

I should throw away that torn shirt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumped
• lost
• discarded
• ditched
• tossed
• shed
• scrapped
• chucked
• thrown out
• unloaded
• disposed of
• flung (off or away)
• cast (off)
• laid by
• sloughed (off)
• shucked (off)
• set aside
• jettisoned
• sluffed (off)
• junked
• removed
• rejected
• exorcised
• abandoned
• eliminated
• cashiered
• kicked out
• dismissed
• eighty-sixed
• deep-sixed
• wiped out
• pitched
• forsaken
• abdicated
• stamped (out)
• deserted
• rooted (out)
• eradicated
• abolished
• expunged
• exterminated
• extirpated
• extinguished
• annihilated
• liquidated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopted
• used
• taken on
• employed
• utilized
• embraced
• held
• retained
• kept
• held back

2

as in spent

to use up carelessly

if you buy a high-end computer, you'll just be throwing away money on a bunch of features you'll never use

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spent
• lost
• wasted
• run through
• frittered (away)
• fiddled away
• dissipated
• squandered
• played ducks and drakes with
• trifled (away)
• lavished
• blown
• misspent
• laid out
• consumed
• exhausted
• depleted
• impoverished
• splurged
• disbursed
• indulged
• expended
• shot
• overindulged
• overspent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserved
• protected
• preserved
• saved
• laid up
• economized
• skimped
• hoarded
• scrimped

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thrown away

Unsold items are rarely thrown away immediately; they are often sent to outlet stores to be sold by the pound, listed online, or eventually sold in bulk to salvage buyers for resale, recycling, or repurposing. —Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 13 May 2026

Will that still be haunting the coast of Madagascar when televisions have been thrown away and forgotten? —Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026

The Caudalie beauty brand was the brainchild of daughter Mathilde and her husband Bertrand Thomas, who learned from a Bordeaux pharmacology professor about the potential health benefits of the grape skins thrown away by wineries. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026

Any watermelon that has visible mold should be thrown away. —Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 May 2026

The pizzas should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase for a refund. —Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 May 2026

The TikTok quickly went viral, racking up more than 6 million views, with hundreds of commenters expressing shock and horror that the Oscars carpet would be used for just a few hours and then be thrown away. —Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026

Boston initially got a gift when a Masataka Yoshida grounder to second was mishandled and then thrown away by Twins second baseman Luke Keaschall, allowing two runs to score, and Story followed that with his three-run bomb to left field. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026

Arsenal will be painfully aware that no Premier League side can be underestimated, having thrown away a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw at bottom club Wolves in February. —Thom Harris, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026