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

Examples of throw up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Google’s ad-tech antitrust trial, which began Monday, has already thrown up some interesting quotes. —David Meyer, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2024

In the case of the bombardier beetles, between 35 and 57 percent of the toads threw up within 50 minutes on average, ensuring the survival of the regurgitated beetles. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024

Listen to this article BOULDER — Steven Montez threw up a prayer and turned a Sea of Red into church mice. —Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2024

What was going on off the stage was just beyond comprehension — stretchers and dead bodies and people throwing up and people having bad trips. —Gary Graff, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2024