THROWN DOWN Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

thrown down

verb

past participle of throw down

as in thrown

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally throw down the gun, and put your hands up

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Recent Examples of thrown down My brother is lying on the floor, as if thrown down and dragged there. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 Digital-payment services might be more convenient, but they can’t be held, flashed, or thrown down on a restaurant table. — Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 During a collision, gas clouds could be thrown down toward each galaxy’s center and ultimately fall into decaying orbits around each awaiting black hole, forming huge disks there that would become extremely hot and potentially extremely bright. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2026 The whole thing seemed to go south rapidly, with a 6 AM deadline thrown down as a marker. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 May 2026 London — Keir Starmer has thrown down the gauntlet to his potential rivals, defying calls to quit as Britain’s prime minister and instead challenging his would-be opponents to launch a formal challenge against his leadership of the Labour Party. — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 May 2026 Eighteen months on, Tuchel had effectively thrown down a challenge to these same players in his media activity on Monday at Tottenham’s training ground. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026 Leon Rengel saw some detainees being thrown down stairways, according to the lawsuit. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026 One of her earliest memories was of her teenage sister sitting at the kitchen table one morning with a bruised eye and split lip, having been thrown down a flight of stairs by a boyfriend. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026

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Trailing by four with 4 seconds on the clock, the Chiefs had a fourth-and-goal play from the Broncos’ 1-yard line and quarterback Patrick Mahomes seemed to have thrown a game-winning touchdown to Rashee Rice.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
The final sprint to Tuesday's midterm elections has kicked up a flurry of headlines about attack ads slung by candidates and verbal jabs thrown by current and former occupants of the White House.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of thrown

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Plus, the tall shafts helped keep me warm when the temperatures dropped dramatically once the sun went down, which was a major bonus.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
The Jets have dropped two straight games to fall to 2-5, turning up the heat on coach Aaron Glenn.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of dropped

Verb

The settlement agreement lowered Scheels’ assessed value to over $65 million and likely dropped its tax burden by over $40,000.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026
The person reading the issue lowered it to reveal a face tense with anger, devilishly exaggerated by his thin black beard and mustache.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026