throw out
verb
threw out; thrown out; throwing out; throws out
transitive verb
1
a
: to remove from a place, office, or employment usually in a sudden or unexpected manner
b
: to get rid of as worthless or unnecessary
2
: to give expression to : utter
threw out a remark … that utterly confounded him
Jean Stafford
Jean Stafford3
: to dismiss from acceptance or consideration : reject
the testimony was thrown out
4
: to make visible or manifest : display
the signal was thrown out for the … fleet to prepare for action Archibald Duncan
Archibald Duncan5
: to leave behind : outdistance
6
: to give forth from within : emit
7
a
: to send out
b
: to cause to project : extend
8
: confuse, disconcert
automobiles in line blocking the road … threw the whole schedule out F. D. Roosevelt
F. D. Roosevelt9
: to cause to stand out : make prominent
10
: to make a throw that enables a teammate to put out (a base runner)
Synonyms
- banish
- boot (out)
- bounce
- cast out
- chase
- dismiss
- drum (out)
- eject
- expel
- extrude
- kick out
- oust
- out
- rout
- run off
- turf (out) [chiefly British]
- turn out
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Example Sentences
the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?
Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
throw out
verb
1
as in to out
to drive or force out the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- out
- chase
- eject
- dismiss
- kick out
- cast out
- banish
- run off
- turn out
- expel
- send packing
- shut out
- remove
- read out
- sack
- evict
- give one the gate
- extrude
- drum (out)
- deforce
- fire
- oust
- bounce
- rout
- turf (out)
- boot (out)
- exile
- muster out
- dispossess
- expatriate
- ostracize
- can
- release
- retire
- terminate
- discharge
- deport
- displace
- ax
- cashier
- defenestrate
- axe
- pink-slip
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- take in
- receive
- take
- accept
- admit
- welcome
- shelter
- entertain
- house
- harbor
- lodge
2
as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks? Synonyms & Similar Words
- dump
- ditch
- discard
- unload
- throw away
- lose
- set aside
- scrap
- lay by
- dispose of
- shed
- abandon
- toss
- reject
- remove
- junk
- chuck
- jettison
- exorcise
- slough (off)
- cashier
- sluff (off)
- eliminate
- shuck (off)
- fling (off or away)
- kick out
- wipe out
- exorcize
- cast (off)
- dismiss
- pitch
- eighty-six
- 86
- desert
- abdicate
- forsake
- deep-six
- abolish
- eradicate
- exterminate
- extirpate
- expunge
- extinguish
- annihilate
- liquidate
- stamp (out)
- root (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- take on
- use
- adopt
- embrace
- utilize
- employ
- keep
- hold
- retain
- hold back
3
as in to cast
to throw or give off the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke Synonyms & Similar Words
- cast
- release
- radiate
- emit
- give out
- send (out)
- issue
- evolve
- expel
- emanate
- eliminate
- shoot
- exhale
- discharge
- pour
- vent
- irradiate
- expire
- evacuate
- excrete
- exude
- spray
- secrete
- ooze
- erupt
- squirt
- eject
- jet
- spurt
- spew
- gush
- spout
- outpour
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- take up
- absorb
- soak (up)
- suck (up)
- inhale
- sponge
4
as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards Synonyms & Similar Words
- refuse
- reject
- decline
- throw over
- pass up
- turn down
- pass
- ignore
- avoid
- deny
- dispute
- withdraw
- spurn
- veto
- deny
- dismiss
- disapprove
- blow off
- dispute
- repudiate
- negative
- turn one's back on
- nix
- deselect
- reprobate
- take back
- shoot down
- forbid
- balk (at)
- scout
- disdain
- scorn
- overrule
- rebuff
- prohibit
- renounce
- back down
- recall
- retract
- proscribe
- stick
- abstain (from)
- revoke
- gainsay
- forbear
- disavow
- refute
- contradict
- bypass
- refrain (from)
- disclaim
- disprove
- back off
- forswear
- recant
- detour
- abjure
- rebut
- controvert
- disagree (with)
- disown
- negate
- unsay
- backtrack
- disallow
- renege
- foreswear
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- agree (to)
- accept
- approve
- receive
- take
- tolerate
- adopt
- swallow
- embrace
- welcome
- select
- condone
- choose
- countenance
- agree
- acquiesce
- accede
- consent
- support
- assent
- espouse
- handpick