Definitions

throw away

VERB

dispose of

Synonyms

WEAK

abandon cast cast off chase clear discard dismiss dispense with ditch drop dump eject eliminate evict extrude free oneself of get rid of jettison junk lose refuse reject rid oneself of scrap shake off shed shuck throw off throw out turn down unburden

Antonyms

WEAK

hoard hold keep save

VERB

waste

Synonyms

WEAK

be wasteful blow consume dissipate fail to exploit fritter lose refuse reject squander trifle turn down

Antonyms

WEAK

hoard hold keep save

Example Sentences

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“Isn’t that obvious? Protecting her is a terrible mistake. You’re throwing away your work. Your freedom.”

From Literature

Then she gives us a checklist of what to do: strip and make the beds, vacuum, clean the bathroom, throw away the garbage.

From Literature

"People are throwing away candles every day so it's good recycling."

From BBC

But Uber’s experience is that it often has to throw away an entire process and rebuild from the ground up to truly tap the enterprise power of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Next time you’ll think twice before you throw away your quarter on something silly.”

From Literature

throw away

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