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100 Words to Use Instead of “Throw”

March 23, 2026

100 Words to Use Instead of

No. Item Definition
1. allocate assign for a purpose
2. apportion divide and give shares
3. ascribe attribute or assign to
4. assign give as a task
5. award give as a prize
6. banish send away from a place
7. bash strike violently
8. bat away knock away with a hit
9. batter hit repeatedly
10. belt hit powerfully
11. bombard attack by throwing many things
12. boot out force out rudely
13. bowl roll or throw a ball
14. brush off dismiss casually
15. cast throw or send forth
16. catapult hurl using a launching device
17. chuck throw carelessly or abruptly
18. clear out remove everything from
19. clout hit hard
20. confer grant officially
21. decline politely refuse
22. deflect cause to change direction
23. deliver bring or hand over
24. discard throw away as unwanted
25. ditch get rid of abruptly
26. drive force something forward
27. drop let fall or release
28. dump throw away or unload
29. eject force out suddenly
30. empty remove all contents
31. evict throw out from a place
32. exile send away from home
33. expel drive out forcibly
34. fend off ward off by pushing away
35. fire shoot or launch suddenly
36. fling throw with a quick motion
37. flip toss with a quick turn
38. give hand to someone
39. grant give formally
40. hand give to someone
41. heave throw with effort
42. hit strike with force
43. hurl throw with force
44. insert put in by pushing
45. issue give out officially
46. jam force into place
47. jettison throw off to lighten load
48. kick out make someone leave
49. knock away hit so it goes away
50. launch throw or send forcefully
51. lay put down gently
52. let fall allow to fall
53. lob throw in a high arc
54. mete out give out in measured amounts
55. offer present for acceptance
56. offload unload or transfer elsewhere
57. oust remove from a position
58. parry deflect an attack
59. pelt throw repeatedly at
60. pepper pelt with many small objects
61. pitch throw, especially in sports
62. place set in a particular spot
63. pound hit repeatedly and hard
64. propel drive or push forward
65. push move by applying force
66. put place in a position
67. rain down throw down in large amounts
68. ram drive into with force
69. rebuff reject bluntly
70. refuse decline to accept
71. reject refuse to accept
72. release let go of
73. remove take away from a place
74. repel drive back or away
75. repulse drive away forcefully
76. roll send along by rolling
77. send cause to go somewhere
78. shake off get rid of
79. shed cast off naturally
80. shoot send out with force
81. shrug off dismiss or cast aside
82. shy throw quickly or suddenly
83. sling throw with a sweeping motion
84. slingshot shoot by elastic force
85. slough off cast off or discard
86. strip remove completely
87. take out remove from inside
88. thrust push or drive forward
89. thump hit with a dull sound
90. tip out empty by tipping
91. toss throw lightly or casually
92. tuck push into a neat place
93. turf throw out or eject
94. turn out force to leave
95. unload remove a load from
96. wallop hit very hard
97. ward off prevent by resisting
98. wave off dismiss with a gesture
99. whack hit with a sharp blow
100. whip throw with a snapping motion

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