Antonyms for throw away
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : throh |
| Phonetic Transcription : θroʊ |
Definition of throw away
Origin :- late 14c., "to reject, cast from oneself," from throw (v.) + away. More literal meaning of "dispose of as useless, release from one's possession as unneeded" is first recorded 1520s. Throw-away (adj.) is first recorded 1924, originally of prices so low they amounted to giving away the merchandise; with reference to disposable goods, it is attested from 1969.
- verb dispose of
- verb waste
- And what workman will throw away a sharp tool, because it may cut his fingers?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- But that does not mean that you two have to throw away your lives also.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- Must he then throw away his pen, renounce action, and do nothing in future but exist?
- Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
- Is it for this that we are asked to throw away the civilization which is the growth of ages?
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- "Throw away that revolver," shouted Granger, in a voice that was thick with anger.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- A stone's throw away on his right the common was bordered by a thorn hedge.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- If you only knew what it means, to throw away the best years of one's youth in a hole like this!
- Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
- No, no, I can't afford to throw away a hundred and fifty dollars so easily.
- Extract from : « Paul Prescott's Charge » by Horatio Alger
- Nowadays you could not afford to throw away six or seven hours of a steamer's time.
- Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad
- The land already seemed to be his to tear to pieces, squeeze, and throw away.
- Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for throw away
- abandon
- be wasteful
- blow
- cast
- cast off
- chase
- clear
- consume
- discard
- dismiss
- dispense with
- dissipate
- ditch
- drop
- dump
- eject
- eliminate
- evict
- extrude
- fail to exploit
- free oneself of
- fritter
- get rid of
- jettison
- junk
- lose
- refuse
- reject
- rid oneself of
- scrap
- shake off
- shed
- shuck
- slip
- squander
- throw off
- throw out
- trifle
- turn down
- unburden
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