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

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

Remaining on the bench, Mara just smiled and playfully threw up his arms. —Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025

When Melania threw up her arms when Trump made a reference to her feet hurting, her hat almost flew off. —Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025

If the roller-coaster doesn’t stop soon, someone is going to throw up. —Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025