THROWS Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

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present tense third-person singular of throw

as in tosses

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm threw a life preserver to the drowning man

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as in drops

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally the attacker threw his victim to the ground

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throws

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noun

plural of throw

as in gambles

a risky undertaking a desperate throw, that could jump-start his presidential campaign or end it right there

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sure things

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Recent Examples of throws

Verb

Coleman fields a grounder and throws it to second, bringing up the bottom of the third. —

Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026 Brown responds by shoving the officer's hand down, and after the second shove, the officer throws two punches. —

Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026 Four passes were high-difficulty throws into tight windows. —

Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 The film industry throws nothing away. —

Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026 Each athlete had a practice shot and then three throws that counted. —

Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026 Ramos practiced angles, routes and throws. —

Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026 In one quick clip, a bodega patron throws a drink at him. —

Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026 Duran, who is in contention for a roster spot, had two iffy throws defensively in attempts to get a pair of speedy runners out, though neither were technically ruled an error. —

Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026

Noun

Former Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who’s joining the Atlanta Falcons, was 14 for 37 on 20-plus-yard-air-throws last season, with four touchdowns and six picks. —

Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026 Moore’s film shows someone who thrives with on-time throws and running his routes to get where he’s supposed to be to exploit the defense. —

Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026 Trevor Story has historically been a strong defender too, though his metrics were somewhat skewed last year by a stretch of bad throws toward the end of the season. —

Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026 His curveball has generated nine total whiffs or called strikes in two games against big league hitters and has only been hit into play twice on 26 throws. —

Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026 The bedrooms are where the mood shifts just a bit—they’re still wrapped in wood, but are softened with velvet throws, patterned pillows, and bedding in shades of blue and green that nods to the surrounding forest and the lake. —

Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Feb. 2026 Adjacent is a throws field and shot put arena, and a half-mile cross country training loop. —

Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026 The trend toward a more sustainable Mardi Gras has been growing for years and includes a small but growing variety of more thoughtful throws like food, soaps and sunglasses. —

Travis Loller, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026 Consequences World Curling's new policy of systematically observing players' throws lasted for a day. —

Pien Huang, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for throws

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While the two men struggle with the jammed backdoor, Weisz’s character tosses them both a look before rushing toward the flames to grab her unfinished manuscript, written on legal pads, and dashing out of the cabin just in time.

— Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
Gyllenhaal lovingly crafts this scarred, stapled and eccentric Bonnie and Clyde duo then tosses them into a landscape of curiosities that matches their weird.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026