Synonyms of toss

toss 1 of 2

verb (1)

ˈtȯs 

1

as in to sway

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions

the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sway
• lurch
• shake
• rock
• roll
• jerk
• halt
• vibrate
• tumble
• careen
• wobble
• pitch
• wabble
• weave
• vacillate
• seesaw
• stumble
• falter
• toddle
• stagger
• reel
• flounder
• hobble
• waddle
• buck
• waver
• totter
• hitch
• jolt
• blunder
• oscillate
• wag
• undulate
• teeter
• waggle
• dodder

2

as in to fidget

to make jerky or restless movements

tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fidget
• jerk
• squirm
• twitch
• twist
• fiddle
• shake
• wiggle
• writhe
• shiver
• tremble
• jiggle
• wriggle
• thrash
• thresh
• jig
• flit
• flutter
• shudder
• quiver
• squiggle
• quake
• pace
• twitter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rest
• relax
• unwind
• calm (down)
• still

3

as in to throw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

toss that football over here

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throw
• hurl
• fling
• sling
• fire
• chuck
• launch
• cast
• heave
• let fly
• pitch
• flip
• lob
• catapult
• bowl
• dash
• dart
• hurtle
• pelt
• peg
• gun
• roll
• loft
• pass
• thrust
• hook
• shoot
• propel
• eject
• rifle
• precipitate
• project
• impel
• buck

4

as in to discard

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discard
• dump
• ditch
• unload
• lose
• scrap
• abandon
• chuck
• reject
• jettison
• shed
• remove
• throw away
• exorcise
• exorcize
• junk
• cast (off)
• throw out
• set aside
• slough (off)
• lay by
• fling (off or away)
• dismiss
• eliminate
• shuck (off)
• dispose of
• sluff (off)
• deep-six
• forsake
• cashier
• pitch
• eighty-six
• abdicate
• 86
• abolish
• kick out
• desert
• eradicate
• wipe out
• expunge
• exterminate
• extinguish
• annihilate
• extirpate
• liquidate
• stamp (out)
• root (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• use
• adopt
• embrace
• take on
• utilize
• employ
• hold
• keep
• retain
• hold back

toss (down or off)

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verb (2)

as in to sip

to swallow in liquid form

tossed off the last of the medicine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sip
• drink
• gulp
• pound (down)
• knock back
• belt (down)
• slug (down)
• lick
• sup
• slurp
• suck
• swig
• imbibe
• quaff
• mouth (down)
• guzzle
• swill
• hoist
• consume
• put away
• ingurgitate
• lap
• wine
• toast
• kill
• down
• tipple
• pledge
• nip

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of toss

Verb

Under a court order from last week to reinstate the AP, Trump 2.0 has decided to toss the wire services out with the bathwater. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025

In this quick one-pan dinner, a sweet and spicy blend of honey and pepper is tossed with asparagus and chicken pieces. —Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025

Nathan tossed the black backpack into a trash can, Seraphine said. —Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025

The footage, captured at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles, allegedly showed Ventura walking toward a bank of elevators as Combs chased after her, then grabbing her by the neck and tossing her to the floor before turning to violently kick her and grab her purse and suitcase. —Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025

Phrases Containing toss

• toss (down or off)
• toss one's cookies