THROWN OFF Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

thrown off

verb

past participle of throw off

as in distracted

to draw the attention or mind to something else the sudden noise just threw me off completely, and I missed my shot

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Recent Examples of thrown off The balance of that can get quite thrown off. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026 How about that one guy who gets thrown off the roof like a ragdoll? — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 The mini bike driver was thrown off the vehicle. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026 Some were a little thrown off by the vegetable note, but overall, most felt like this one was a good balance of sweet and sour. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 3 July 2026 The man’s wife was thrown off their Harley, while the red Honda motorcycle hit the man’s right leg. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026 In hyponatremia, your body’s salt-water balance, crucial for the proper function of cells, is thrown off. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 2 July 2026 Leona spoke about her brother Vernon, three years older than her, who was thrown off a spring wagon at age nine, his body bleeding and shattered from the impact. — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026 He’s thrown off, however, when Nora loses her cool at the discovery that their young, feisty daughter Ida (Tawba El Gharchi) has posted a video on social media of the trio dancing in the livestock stable. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown off

Verb

Getting distracted by a late-stage bombshell would feel disingenuous at this point.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 1 July 2026
My will is scattered, directed toward many contradictory things, and easily distracted.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of distracted

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Now, that excess gets diverted into the Austerlitz basin instead, where it’s held deep underground until the weather clears, then pumped gradually to treatment plants outside the city.

— Camille Knight, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Hotels are offering 50% discounts, schools, mosques and sports halls have been prepared to house mourners, and bus and rail networks are being diverted to serve the main events.

— Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026