Synonyms for toss
tɔs, tɒstoss

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1. toss

   Synonyms:
   pitch, cast, hurl, shake, roll, rock, buffet

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1. flip, tossnoun

   the act of flipping a coin

   Synonyms:
   somerset, flip, somersault, somersaulting, summersault, summerset, pass

2. pass, toss, flipnoun

   (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

   "the pass was fumbled"

   Synonyms:
   go, passing, notch, somerset, liberty chit, strait, fling, walk, passing play, summersault, crack, laissez passer, somersault, mountain pass, straits, summerset, bye, passing game, flip, passport, base on balls, somersaulting, pass, whirl, qualifying, head, offer

3. tossverb

   an abrupt movement

   "a toss of his head"

   Synonyms:
   pass, flip

4. flip, toss, sky, pitchverb

   throw or toss with a light motion

   "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, toss out, discard, slant, jactitate, twitch, flick, thresh, flip, toss away, lurch, slash, tilt, cant over, deliver, cant, peddle, huckster, thrash, tack, shift, gear, alternate, dispose, switch, chuck, thresh about, leaf, cast aside, cast away, sky, convulse, riff, thrash about, cast out, thumb, pitch, chuck out, riffle, flip-flop, hawk, set up, flip over, turn over, incline, fling, throw away, flip out, slope, throw, vend, interchange, put away, monger

5. flip, tossverb

   lightly throw to see which side comes up

   "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, toss out, discard, jactitate, twitch, flick, thresh, flip, toss away, slash, thrash, tack, alternate, dispose, switch, chuck, thresh about, leaf, cast aside, cast away, sky, convulse, riff, thrash about, cast out, thumb, pitch, chuck out, riffle, flip-flop, flip over, turn over, fling, throw away, flip out, throw, interchange, put away

6. chuck, tossverb

   throw carelessly

   "chuck the ball"

   Synonyms:
   vomit, throw out, toss out, discard, convulse, thresh, flip, toss away, honk, slash, barf, sick, ditch, thrash, cast out, dispose, chuck, puke, jactitate, cast, cast aside, spue, sky, be sick, thresh about, purge, regorge, chuck out, thrash about, vomit up, cast away, pitch, upchuck, disgorge, throw away, fling, cat, spew, regurgitate, throw up, retch, pat, put away

7. convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitateverb

   move or stir about violently

   "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, cast aside, toss out, discard, whip, convulse, welt, bat, thresh, flip, toss away, strap, slash, pitch, lam, fling, cast away, trounce, lick, jactitate, dispose, flog, chuck, drub, thresh about, slam dance, cut down, sky, cream, slam, thrash about, cast out, lather, chuck out, thrash, throw away, clobber, lash, mosh, gash, flail, put away

8. discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put awayverb

   throw or cast away

   "Put away your worries"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, toss out, lag, discard, put to sleep, convulse, qualify, banish, tuck away, incarcerate, expel, thresh, flip, toss away, boot out, ban, kick out, slash, lock up, lock, turf out, put aside, cast away, remand, advance, shut up, dispose, blackball, chuck, jactitate, cast, splurge, cast aside, put behind bars, sky, throw, thresh about, oust, imprison, immure, jail, exclude, thrash about, dismiss, shut away, cast out, jug, pitch, chuck out, thrash, throw away, shun, drum out, turn out, gaol, incline, fling, drop, ostracise, lock in, lock away, ostracize, tuck in, eject, cast off, throw off, shake off, put away, shed

9. tossverb

   agitate

   "toss the salad"

   Synonyms:
   thresh about, pitch, cast out, throw out, thrash, toss out, chuck, convulse, throw away, slash, jactitate, cast away, chuck out, dispose, flip, put away, fling, thresh, cast aside, thrash about, sky, toss away, discard

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1. • Agitate
   • Get Rid Of
   • Throw
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1. throwverb

   Submitted by mayaaliwi on November 4, 2022  

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1. tossverb

   Synonyms:
   throw (by the hand and upward), throw up

2. tossverb

   Synonyms:
   fling, pitch, cast, hurl

3. tossverb

   Synonyms:
   agitate, shake, rock

4. tossverb

   Synonyms:
   roll, writhe, tumble about, be uneasy

5. tossverb

   Synonyms:
   be agitated, be tossed

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1. List of paraphrases for "toss":

   throw, lance

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How to use toss in a sentence?

1. Juvenal:

   Fortune can, for her pleasure, fools advance, And toss them on the wheels of Chance.

2. Alan Gayle:

   Greece is the best drama on TV right now, and we put the odds of a successful resolution at no better than a coin toss, clearly this has the potential to really increase near-term volatility.

3. Businessman Loeb:

   This has to do with ... moral, legal, ethical concepts that are out there about lives that we've already created, lives have already been created ... I wouldn't just toss them aside, no different than a child that had been born.

4. Cynthia Sass:

   There are numerous delicious combinations, including bruschetta, roasted red pepper pesto, or simply sautéing tomatoes in olive oil with garlic and herbs to toss with lean protein and a small portion of whole grain pasta.

5. Carl Edwards:

   It's a fast track with a lot of character, the corners aren't perfect. There's bumps and seams, there's spots with no grip and spots with a ton of grip. It's got character. You throw the car down in the corner here and you toss that thing in sideways at 195 mph and you have to manage your tires. It's just a real fun racetrack. ... I could race here every week and be happy. I love it.