TOSSING Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

tossing

verb

present participle of toss

as in swaying

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas

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as in fidgeting

to make jerky or restless movements tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat

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as in throwing

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm toss that football over here

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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

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Recent Examples of tossing Serve up the comforting flavors of chicken pot pie with less pressure by simply tossing all of the ingredients into your Dutch oven. — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026 As the actor who originated the role, Johnson fares a bit better as Maui, smirking and preening and repeatedly tossing Moana off her own boat in attempts to commandeer it for himself. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2026 Keep it in the fridge in your blender, and give it one more quick blend before tossing with the pasta and serving. — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026 Using a grater, grate the butter into pieces over flour mixture, tossing to coat butter. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 Nearby, groups descended on a shopping center on 32nd Street, emptying trash cans and tossing merchandise from the Pavilions grocery store into the parking lot. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Assad finished the day tossing 4 2/3 scoreless innings with two hits, two walks and two strikeouts. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 Four were acquitted of rioting while one, Christopher Gillen, 45, was convicted of riot and tossing fire bombs. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 He was deservedly sent off after a reckless foul on Pau Cubarsi, before grabbing the referee’s arm and tossing it to the side in indignation. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026

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In the weeks before the finale, viewers across social media platforms spun conspiracy theories, convinced that people with inside knowledge had been betting every step of the way, and potentially swaying the vote to ensure a bigger payout.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Kansas Citians soaked up the sun on Friday night, swing dancing, swaying and bopping along to Sheryl Crow on the FIFA Fan Fest stage.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026

Definition of swaying

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In addition to having lofty themes, this is also a fairly rousing adventure with enough visual panache to keep any kid from fidgeting in his seat.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 June 2026
Pekara said hospital surveillance footage captured him fidgeting under the blanket.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of fidgeting

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Barczi, a 6-foot-3, 217-pound catcher, suffered an injury in his throwing shoulder on a slide during a game against Eastern Michigan.

— Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Rangers starter Jacob deGrom left after throwing 80 pitches in five innings because of an issue with his left hip and leg.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of throwing

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The proposal makes the case for Miami-Dade generating some revenue from unused land that’s mostly used by people parking illegally or dumping trash.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
The Red Bull variety opens even more than Ferrari’s — dumping extra drag for a straight line speed gain.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of dumping

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The same boom-and-bust dependency on the oil industry, whose profits were now funnelled through the regime and its allies, kept the country lurching from one crisis to the next.

— Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
The old guard of the Democratic Party suffered another body blow when three socialist congressional candidates in New York with anti-Israel platforms swept to victory, lurching the party even further to the left.

— Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026

Definition of lurching

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Watching their relationship devolve (never more so than when their sperm donor, a rakish, motorcycle-driving restaurant owner played by Mark Ruffalo, enters the scene) is most definitely a tear-jerking experience, as is the film’s final scene.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026
Some were petty — like Reese committing a foul against Clark, then jerking her head back, impersonating Clark as a flopper.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 27 June 2026

Definition of jerking

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Michigan public health officials have advised buying heads of lettuce rather than bagged salad mixes and discarding the outer two or three layers of leaves before washing the lettuce.

— Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
The affidavit alleges Roper tampered with physical evidence by discarding Erving's clothing and deleting communications with Erving from his cellphone.

— Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 13 July 2026