THROWN OUT Synonyms: 219 Similar and Opposite Words

thrown out

verb

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past participle of throw out

as in ejected

to drive or force out the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref

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as in dumped

to get rid of as useless or unwanted would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?

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as in radiated

to throw or give off the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke

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as in refused

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards

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Recent Examples of thrown out The device was taken off when the charges were thrown out, court records show. —

Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026 However, Diaz was thrown out trying to score from first with two outs. —

Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026 Spo says LaMelo should have been thrown out of the game for trip of Bam. —

Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2026 Judge Gayles, however, did not rule on the veracity of the Journal’s article or whether the facts in it are true and therefore not defamatory toward the president; attorneys for the paper and Murdoch had sought such a determination and for the case to be thrown out entirely. —

Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026 Isaac Collins had a one-out single in the third but was thrown out trying to stretch it to a double. —

CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026 The Padres reached base twice in the second inning but both men were thrown out trying to turn one base into two — Miguel Andujar on a throwing error by shortstop Trevor Story and Xander Bogaerts on a single to right field. —

Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 He was later thrown out by Jax trying to take second base. —

Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026 Elly De La Cruz singled leading off the fourth against Braxton Ashcraft (0-1) for the Reds but was thrown out trying to steal second. —

ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026

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If that had been called, Ball would have been ejected.

— Steve Reed, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
After Tuesday’s loss, Spoelstra was angry that Ball wasn’t ejected from the game for tripping Adebayo.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026