THROWN DOWN Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

thrown down

verb

past participle of throw down

as in thrown

to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally throw down the gun, and put your hands up

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Recent Examples of thrown down My brother is lying on the floor, as if thrown down and dragged there. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 Digital-payment services might be more convenient, but they can’t be held, flashed, or thrown down on a restaurant table. — Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 During a collision, gas clouds could be thrown down toward each galaxy’s center and ultimately fall into decaying orbits around each awaiting black hole, forming huge disks there that would become extremely hot and potentially extremely bright. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2026 The whole thing seemed to go south rapidly, with a 6 AM deadline thrown down as a marker. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 May 2026 London — Keir Starmer has thrown down the gauntlet to his potential rivals, defying calls to quit as Britain’s prime minister and instead challenging his would-be opponents to launch a formal challenge against his leadership of the Labour Party. — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 12 May 2026 Eighteen months on, Tuchel had effectively thrown down a challenge to these same players in his media activity on Monday at Tottenham’s training ground. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026 Leon Rengel saw some detainees being thrown down stairways, according to the lawsuit. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026 One of her earliest memories was of her teenage sister sitting at the kitchen table one morning with a bruised eye and split lip, having been thrown down a flight of stairs by a boyfriend. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026

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Gasser has thrown nine innings, allowed just six hits and one earned run over the two starts.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The takeaways included two gigantic interceptions of quarterback Brock Purdy, who before Sunday had thrown two this whole season and had, in fact, established himself last week as the NFL’s career leader in passing efficiency.

— Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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New Jersey won its second straight to improve to 6-4-0, while the Ducks dropped their fifth in a row to fall to 4-6-0.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
California’s homicide rate dropped to its lowest-ever level on record in 2025, as the number of violent crimes and homicides has dropped in recent decades, both statewide and nationally.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026