Synonyms for throwaway
ˈθroʊ əˌweɪthrow·away

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1. throwawayadjective

   Disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.

   Synonyms:
   disposable, single-use

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1. street arab, gamin, throwawaynoun

   (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets

   Synonyms:
   broadside, handbill, flier, flyer, gamin, circular, broadsheet, bill, street arab

   Antonyms:
   nondisposable, wanted

2. circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwawaynoun

   an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

   "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

   Synonyms:
   bank bill, handbill, bank note, tirade, measure, philippic, pecker, airman, posting, greenback, neb, peak, banknote, invoice, eyeshade, circular, vizor, beak, broadsheet, flier, broadside, street arab, bill, banker's bill, government note, card, aeronaut, aviator, notice, gamin, visor, poster, billhook, placard, flyer, account, nib, note

   Antonyms:
   nondisposable, wanted

3. throwawayadjective

   words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis

   Synonyms:
   broadside, handbill, flier, flyer, gamin, circular, broadsheet, bill, street arab

   Antonyms:
   wanted, nondisposable

4. cast-off(a), discarded, throwaway(a), thrown-away(a)adjective

   thrown away

   "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture"

   Antonyms:
   wanted, nondisposable

5. throwaway(p)adjective

   intended to be thrown away after use

   "throwaway diapers"

   Antonyms:
   nondisposable, wanted

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How to use throwaway in a sentence?

1. Ananthakrishnan Kannappan:

   This is nothing less than a catastrophe, this is the first time that due to lack of water and fodder, farmers are eagerly competing to sell off their livestock for throwaway prices.

2. Jeff Farrell:

   There is a remarkable variety of kids who become gutter punk, many come from broken homes, or are throwaway kids. But there are also people from affluent backgrounds. This is a very varied set of kids, just like at any high school across the country.

3. Louisa Casson:

   We would like to see them lead the sector by ditching throwaway plastic, embracing reusable models and rapidly moving towards 100 % recycled content for the remainder of their packaging, it's a huge global crisis facing our oceans.

4. Tara Button:

   Let's throw away our throwaway culture

5. Graham Forbes:

   Whether their plastic caps are tethered or not, the company still produces billions of throwaway plastic bottles every year, harming our environment, our communities and our climate, and impacting our health.