Synonyms of thrown up

thrown up

verb

past participle of throw up

1

as in vomited

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomited
• ejected
• lost one's lunch
• spit up
• retched
• hurled
• puked
• barfed
• tossed one's cookies
• spewed
• upchucked
• gagged
• heaved
• expelled
• regurgitated
• disgorged
• nauseated

2

as in thrown together

to make or assemble roughly or hastily

when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thrown together
• knocked together
• patched (together)
• cobbled (together or up)
• dashed (off)
• jury-rigged
• jerry-built

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crafted
• pounded (out)
• forged
• fashioned
• handcrafted
• hammered out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thrown up

One minute we were thrown up on a crest and could see the inferno of foaming water stretching away on all sides. — James D. Oxley, Outdoor Life, 5 Aug. 2026

It’s played on a pitch that has already thrown up several surprises this summer. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Wimbledon begins again Monday in London, and the men’s and women’s singles brackets have thrown up some blockbuster first-round matches. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 26 June 2026

Within 24 hours, Brewster had deleted the post and thrown up an apology. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026

Nope, not just soccer matches thrown up on TV sets above a bar. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026

Jones had to get past the initial heartbreak of suffering a late-season injury and having his status for the postseason thrown up in the air. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026

An embargo like this means you are allowed to tweet your impressions, with some limitations, rather than publish full reviews, the kind that would be scored and thrown up on Rotten Tomatoes, so The Mandalorian and Grogu has no score yet. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

The boy had thrown up on himself, according to court documents. — Kansas City Star, 11 May 2026