Synonyms of throw up

throw up

verb

1

as in to vomit

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomit
• hurl
• spit up
• lose one's lunch
• puke
• retch
• barf
• eject
• spew
• heave
• gag
• toss one's cookies
• upchuck
• regurgitate
• disgorge
• expel
• nauseate

2

as in to throw together

to make or assemble roughly or hastily

when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throw together
• cobble (together or up)
• knock together
• patch (together)
• jury-rig
• dash (off)
• jerry-build

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• craft
• pound (out)
• forge
• fashion
• hammer out
• handcraft

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of throw up

On 3rd-and-5 with 3:13 left in the second quarter, Patrick Mahomes scrambled and found just enough space to throw up a ball to Xavier Worthy. —Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025

The woman at the office threw up her hands and unleashed a torrent of Spanish. —Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025

In the photo, Connor takes a selfie while Jim throws up a peace sign. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025

Golden Girl Juliette Lewis throws up a peace sign at the By Design premiere during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 23. —Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025