Definitions

throwaway

[throh-uh-wey] / ˈθroʊ əˌweɪ /

ADJECTIVE

informal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

casual relaxed

STRONG

easygoing everyday natural unfussy

WEAK

breezy congenial down-home extempore familiar folksy free free-and-easy homey improv improvised laid-back loose low-pressure mellow off-the-cuff open ordinary spontaneous unceremonious unconstrained unrestrained without ceremony

Antonyms

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buttoned-up dressed-up formal

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rigid stiff

WEAK

ceremonial ceremonious fussy

ADJECTIVE

makeshift

Synonyms

STRONG

alternative expedient make-do stopgap substitute temp

WEAK

Band-Aid hit-or-miss provisional quick-and-dirty slapdash

Antonyms

WEAK

complete finished permanent ready

ADJECTIVE

offhand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

impromptu spontaneous

WEAK

by-the-way extemporary extempore improvised informal off the cuff off the hip off the top of head spur-of-the-moment unpremeditated unprepared unrehearsed unstudied without preparation

Antonyms

WEAK

calculated careful considered deliberate planned practiced

ADJECTIVE

stopgap

Synonyms

STRONG

emergency expedient impromptu makeshift rough-and-tumble substitute temp temporary

WEAK

Band-Aid improvised practical provisional rough-and-ready

Antonyms

WEAK

completed finished permanent solved

NOUN

Synonyms

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announcement broadcast commercial display endorsement exhibit literature notice placard poster propaganda publication publicity

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ad bill blurb circular communication declaration exhibition flyer notification plug proclamation promotion promulgation squib

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classified ad want ad

Antonyms

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hiding

NOUN

aside

Synonyms

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departure digression interpolation interposition parenthesis tangent

WEAK

discursion

NOUN

circular

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advertisement booklet broadside brochure flyer handout insert leaflet literature notice pamphlet poster publication

NOUN

magazine

Synonyms

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booklet brochure daily journal manual newsletter newspaper pamphlet paper periodical weekly

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annual bimonthly biweekly broadside circular digest gazette glossy joint monthly organ pulp quarterly rag review semiweekly sheet slick

NOUN

pamphlet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brochure bulletin flyer folder handout leaflet tract

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announcement broadside circular compilation

WEAK

tractate

NOUN

periodical

Synonyms

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journal mag magazine monthly quarterly weekly

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newspaper number paper rag review serial sheet slick

Example Sentences

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Soon after landing, he delivered a throwaway line repeating that the US should really take over Greenland, an island that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, a fellow Nato member.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

This sentiment is shared by Han Sing Keng, a durian farmer and seller in Malaysia's Johor state, who says many of the durians flooding the market at throwaway prices are "not qualified for export".

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

The Oakland Raiders had a throwaway 12th-round pick in the 1977 draft, and then-coach John Madden grew frustrated hearing his personnel executives contemplate using it on a basketball player or track guy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun!, a Florida-based manufacturer known for its Care Bears and Tonka trucks, calls 2025 “a throwaway year.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

So it’s back to the car and my red-inked help-wanted ads, both in the Star Tribune and a throwaway called Employment News.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

throwaway

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