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

Moore has only 13 tackles and five pass breakups, in large part because teams have thrown away from him. — Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Being a little past that day doesn’t necessarily mean things should be thrown away immediately. — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026

As a result, florist mums are typically grown only as annuals and thrown away at the end of the season. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 29 Oct. 2026

And then yesterday afternoon, one was actually thrown away, and there was one on the side here that was also dead. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

To maximize a purchase that otherwise would be worn once and thrown away, Tom used it as a different kind of thirst trap. — Tim Graham, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

That makes the fairing more than packaging thrown away after launch. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026

The products should be thrown away or returned to the place where they were purchased. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

These products dissolve and degrade, bind up or neutralize medications so they can safely be thrown away. — Sunny Linnebur, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026