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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And that legacy is something you don't throw away lightly.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

A stone’s throw away from the Roxbury warehouse was a Mexican bakery serving delicacies like conchas and empanadas.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

“I expected to come out and just think we should throw away the key and not give anybody — especially these people — a second chance,” Hochman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

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 • Jan. 23, 2026

She could see the dark-line of the shore about a stone’s throw away.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

throw away

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