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Synonyms of launch

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

Synonyms and similar words for launch

verbTo throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.

  • flingTo throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
  • hurlTo throw (something) with force.
  • bung Australia, UK
  • castTo throw.
  • chuckTo throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • throw
  • 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 slang
  • 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 pierce with, or as with, a lance.

Meaning of launch

  1. verb To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
  2. verb To pierce with, or as with, a lance.
  3. verb To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.

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Questions about synonyms of launch

What is another word for launch?
Launch has 40 synonyms on Word.ws, such as project, cast, toss, pitch, sling, fling, shy and hurl.
What does launch mean?
Launch means to throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: launch (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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