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Synonyms of hurl

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Another word for hurl is throw. Other synonyms of hurl are project, launch, cast, toss and pitch.

Synonyms and similar words for hurl

verbTo throw (something) with force.

  • chuckTo throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
  • flingTo throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
  • bung Australia, UK
  • castTo throw.
  • chunk slangTo throw.
  • dashTo throw violently.
  • dumpTo put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it.
  • feck
  • heaveTo throw, cast.
  • hieldTo throw; cast; put.
  • hoy AustraliaTo throw.
  • huckTo throw or chuck.
  • launchTo throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
  • lobTo throw.
  • peckTo throw.
  • peg slangTo throw.
  • pitchTo throw.
  • precipitateTo throw an object or person from a great height.
  • projectTo cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
  • quoitTo throw like a quoit.
  • shyTo throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
  • slightTo throw heedlessly.
  • skewTo hurl or throw.
  • slingTo throw with a circular or arcing motion.
  • throwTo hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through...
  • tossTo throw with an initial upward direction.
  • trajectTo throw or cast through, over, or across.
  • whang Australia, UKTo throw with a rapid slamming motion.
  • whipTo throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
  • whopTo throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
  • wingTo throw.
  • yeet slangTo throw (something) with great force; to hurl.
  • cook UK, dialectalTo throw.
  • jerk obsoleteTo throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.
  • hurtle archaic, literaryTo propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
  • pick obsoleteTo throw; to pitch.
  • thrill obsoleteTo hurl; to throw; to cast.
  • warp obsolete, rareTo throw.

verbTo vomit.

Meaning of hurl

  1. verb To throw (something) with force.
  2. verb To utter (harsh or derogatory speech), especially at its target.
  3. verb To participate in the sport of hurling.

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Questions about synonyms of hurl

What is another word for hurl?
Hurl has 81 synonyms on Word.ws, such as throw, project, launch, cast, toss, pitch, sling and fling.
What does hurl mean?
Hurl means to throw (something) with force.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hurl (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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