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Synonyms and antonyms of fling in English

fling

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TO THROW SOMETHING

He crumpled up the letter and flung it into the fire.

Synonyms and examples

throw
The kids were outside throwing snowballs at each other.
toss
She tossed the keys into her bag and went out.
chuck
informal
He read the letter and chucked it into the bin.
hurl
In a fit of temper he hurled the book across the room.
lob
The boys spent an hour lobbing stones into the lake.
pelt
They pelted each other with snowballs on the way home from school.
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If you throw something, you send it through the air usually with force.
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fling | American Thesaurus

fling

verb
These are words and phrases related to fling. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of fling.
She flung her coat on the chair and stormed into the room.

Synonyms

throw with force
hurl
heave
pitch
toss
cast
dash
let fly
precipitate
propel
sling
eject
emit
expel

fling

noun
Next weekend let's have a fling in Tijuana.

Synonyms

spree
bit of fun
ball
Slang
bash
Slang
lark
Slang
She always wanted to have a fling at acting.

Synonyms

attempt
trial
go
try
 Synonyms for fling from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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flimsiness
flimsy
flinch
flinch from
fling
fling away
fling down the gauntlet
fling oneself
flint

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