What is another word for cast?

It depends which cast you mean. In the sense “put or send forth”, the synonyms are project, contrive, throw. Across all 20 senses there are 51 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of cast?

WordNet records no antonym for cast. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Why are the synonyms for cast split into groups?

Because cast carries 20 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.

Where do the synonyms for cast come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

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Synonyms and antonyms

cast

cast/ˈkæst/

verbnounCommon

cast has 51 distinct synonyms spread across 17 of its 20 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.

51
Distinct synonyms: 0
Antonyms: 20 of 20
Senses with a relation

Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.

cast as a verb

11 of 11 senses carry a relation

1.
put or send forth
“She threw the flashlight beam into the corner”
Synonymsproject contrive throw
Related
Broadersend
Narrowershoot
2.
deposit
“cast a vote”
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Related
Broadergive
3.
select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
“He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona”
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Related
Broaderdelegate
Narrowerrecast miscast typecast
4.
throw forcefully
Synonymshurl hurtle
Related
Broaderthrow
Narrowercrash precipitate sling bowl
5.
assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
“Who cast this beautiful movie?”
SynonymsNo synonym recorded for this sense.
Related
Broaderdelegate
6.
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
“The gypsies roamed the woods”
Synonymsroll wander swan stray tramp roam ramble rove range drift vagabond
7.
form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
“cast a bronze sculpture”
Synonymsmold mould
Related
Broadershape
Narrowerpress recast sand cast
8.
get rid of
“he shed his image as a pushy boss”
Synonymsshed cast off shake off throw throw off throw away drop
Related
Broaderremove
Narrowershed
9.
choose at random
“draw a card”
Synonymsdraw
Related
Broadermove
10.
formulate in a particular style or language
“I wouldn't put it that way”
Synonymsframe redact put couch
Related
Broadergive voice
11.
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
“After drinking too much, the students vomited”
Synonymsvomit vomit up purge sick cat be sick disgorge regorge retch puke barf spew

cast as a noun

9 of 9 senses carry a relation

1.
the actors in a play
Synonymscast of characters dramatis personae
Related
Broadergathering
Narrowerensemble
2.
container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
Synonymsmold

Questions about cast

What is another word for cast?: It depends which cast you mean. In the sense “put or send forth”, the synonyms are project, contrive, throw. Across all 20 senses there are 51 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.
What is the opposite of cast?: WordNet records no antonym for cast. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.
Why are the synonyms for cast split into groups?: Because cast carries 20 recorded senses and each has its own set of substitutes. A single flat list would put words from unrelated meanings side by side with nothing to tell them apart, which is exactly how a writer picks the wrong one. The grouping comes from WordNet's synsets, not from an editorial judgement of ours.
Where do the synonyms for cast come from?: From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.