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Synonyms of toss

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

Synonyms and similar words for toss

verbTo throw with an initial upward direction.

  • 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.
  • hurlTo throw (something) with force.
  • 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.
  • throw
  • 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 masturbate.
  • 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 agitate; to make restless.

verbTo subject to trials; to harass.

verbTo discard; to throw away.

verbTo masturbate.

verbTo roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.

verbTo be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.

  • bucket aboutTo be tossed around; to experience turbulence; to shake violently.
  • uptossTo toss up.

verbTo drink in large draughts; to gulp.

verbTo vomit.

Meaning of toss

  1. noun A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
  2. noun The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
  3. noun A haughty throwing up of the head.

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Questions about synonyms of toss

What is another word for toss?
Toss has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as project, launch, cast, pitch, sling, fling, shy and hurl.
What does toss mean?
Toss means a throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: toss (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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