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 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 Court documents said tacks, blocks and toys were also thrown down the stairs during the video. — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026

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According to a Workplace Culture Report of 1,000 employees by Resume Now, 61% report being thrown under the bus by coworkers.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Heading into his ninth year in the league, Rush has appeared in 42 career games and thrown for 3,766 yards, 20 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of thrown

Verb

The Padres saw their five-game winning streak snapped and dropped two games behind the final NL wild-card spot.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Two other charges, destruction of evidence and resisting arrest, were dropped as part of a plea deal with the Canyon County Prosecutor’s Office.

— Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026

Definition of dropped

Verb

Some lowered themselves by ropes from the top of buildings that are 42 and 54 stories tall after climbing stairs to the roofs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Wall Street analysts lowered their outlooks for Meta Platforms as investors send the stock lower on fears its capital expenditures on artificial intelligence won’t yield as strong of a return on investment.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 30 July 2026