throw

Questions about throw

What is another word for throw?

Across its 20 senses, throw has 28 distinct synonyms: shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw off, throw away, drop, thrust, and others. Each belongs to a specific meaning, listed on this page under the sense it serves.

What is the opposite of throw?

WordNet records no antonym for throw. 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 throw split into groups?

Because throw 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 throw 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.

Other views of throw

• Full entry for throwAll 20 senses, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for throwWords matching from the last stressed vowel onward, grouped by syllable count.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.