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

STRONG

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

STRONGEST

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

STRONG

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

STRONG

departure digression interpolation interposition parenthesis tangent

WEAK

discursion

NOUN

circular

Synonyms

STRONG

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

NOUN

magazine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

journal mag magazine monthly quarterly weekly

STRONG

newspaper number paper rag review serial sheet slick

Example Sentences

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Originally pitched as a movie, the comeback is subdivided instead into 30-minute-long quarters, giving them a certain heft, whereas a “TV movie” might have felt like a throwaway, an afterthought.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The Welsh government said laying regulations for Wales's DRS was a major step towards ending throwaway culture.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

And there are no throwaway roles in “The Secret Agent”: “Even the small characters represent ideas about Brazilian life and its contradictions,” Domingues adds.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

It flags blurry photos, screenshots and other possible throwaway images.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

It wasn’t a throwaway comment just to be nice.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

throwaway

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