thrown off

ADJECTIVE

impromptu

Synonyms

STRONGEST

offhand spontaneous unscripted

STRONG

ad-lib fake

WEAK

dashed off extemporaneous extempore extemporized faked improv improviso off the cuff played by ear shot from the hip spur-of-the-moment tossed off unpremeditated unprepared unstudied vamped whipped up winged

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deliberate planned

ADVERB

aback

Synonyms

STRONGEST

surprised

WEAK

confused thrown off guard

Example Sentences

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It took many years for scientists to understand that these emissions come from a spinning disc of material thrown off by the rapidly rotating star.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

But now, the IMF said "the global economy is threatened with being thrown off course".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Don’t be thrown off by what appears to be a still-low percentage for March.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

“He knew who he was, and he wasn’t going to be rattled or thrown off his game in any way by the stuff we were going to put him through.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Workers in the freight yard were thrown off their feet.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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