Synonyms of thrown down

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thrown
• dropped
• lowered
• depressed
• struck down
• knocked down
• knocked over
• flattened
• toppled
• plunked down
• floored
• plopped
• leveled
• fumbled
• immersed
• submerged
• sunk
• bungled
• foozled
• bobbled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raised
• picked up
• lifted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thrown down

As the speeches began, chaos consumed the day as air horns were blasted, pages from pornographic magazines thrown down from the balconies and white mice released on to the floor, before the ‘nun’ started dancing up and down the aisles shouting comic profanity. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025

Austin Butler’s cinema gods had thrown down a tablet, and written on that tablet was an invite to audition for Quentin Tarantino in person. —Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025

Thanks in part to new offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard and rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka, Mayfield has thrown down the field better and more often than just about any quarterback in the NFL this season. —Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025

The clash at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum will be the first time these teams have thrown down since 2020, with Mexico targeting a third consecutive win over the Samurai Blue. —Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025

An initial report of a paralyzed kitten being thrown down a staircase led police in Northern Ohio to a home where officers reported finding 13 young children living in horrific conditions. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025

There are going to be guys getting thrown down, rolled up into our ankles. —Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025