Synonyms of tossing

tossing

verb

present participle of toss

1

as in swaying

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions

the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swaying
• lurching
• rocking
• shaking
• rolling
• jerking
• vibrating
• wobbling
• careening
• halting
• tumbling
• pitching
• seesawing
• weaving
• vacillating
• faltering
• stumbling
• reeling
• staggering
• wavering
• floundering
• hobbling
• waddling
• tottering
• bucking
• blundering
• jolting
• hitching
• oscillating
• teetering
• toddling
• undulating
• wagging
• doddering
• waggling

2

as in fidgeting

to make jerky or restless movements

tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fidgeting
• jerking
• twitching
• squirming
• twisting
• fiddling
• shaking
• writhing
• wiggling
• shivering
• trembling
• jigging
• jiggling
• wriggling
• thrashing
• fluttering
• flitting
• quivering
• threshing
• shuddering
• squiggling
• quaking
• pacing
• twittering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resting
• relaxing
• unwinding
• calming (down)
• stilling

3

as in throwing

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

toss that football over here

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throwing
• hurling
• flinging
• slinging
• firing
• launching
• chucking
• casting
• heaving
• bowling
• pitching
• lobbing
• hurtling
• pelting
• pegging
• flipping
• dashing
• catapulting
• darting
• lofting
• rolling
• gunning
• letting fly
• thrusting
• passing
• ejecting
• projecting
• hooking
• precipitating
• propelling
• shooting
• bucking
• impelling
• rifling

4

as in dumping

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumping
• discarding
• unloading
• ditching
• losing
• abandoning
• chucking
• scrapping
• shedding
• rejecting
• removing
• jettisoning
• eliminating
• exorcising
• junking
• casting (off)
• flinging (off or away)
• throwing away
• dismissing
• disposing of
• sloughing (off)
• shucking (off)
• laying by
• deep-sixing
• throwing out
• pitching
• setting aside
• sluffing (off)
• eighty-sixing
• forsaking
• cashiering
• abdicating
• deserting
• eradicating
• abolishing
• kicking out
• expunging
• exterminating
• extinguishing
• wiping out
• annihilating
• extirpating
• liquidating
• stamping (out)
• rooting (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopting
• using
• embracing
• utilizing
• employing
• holding
• keeping
• taking on
• retaining
• holding back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tossing

Instead of tossing the meat in mayo, the restaurant drizzles the mayo on top of the lobster roll in a zigzag pattern. — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Maye has thrown only one touchdown pass so far this season after tossing 31 a year ago. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

When that happens, tossing it on the countertop or running the package under warm water might feel like the quickest fix. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026

In a video shared on social media, the 32-year-old Cubs outfielder is seen walking toward left field before tossing a baseball with $300 attached by several rubber bands into the crowd. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

In April 2025, Braxton Keith stopped a show to admonish fans for tossing beer and elaborated on the issue during an appearance on Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Toss meat and continue to cook, tossing occasionally, until cooked through and crisp at edges, about 3 minutes. — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

Put Away the Day’s Clothes Break the habit of tossing the day’s clothes on the floor or another surface at night. — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2026

That was the message from Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker, who learned this week he had been fined $8,000 by the NFL for tossing the ball out of the end zone after his touchdown catch in a 31-10 win over the Broncos on Monday. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026