CHUCKING Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

chucking

verb

present participle of chuck

as in dumping

to get rid of as useless or unwanted after the power outage we reluctantly chucked everything that had been sitting in the fridge

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as in leaving

to give up (a job or office) I swear, I have half a mind to chuck this job and become a hermit!

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as in throwing

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm chucked a wad of paper at his friend's back

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Recent Examples of chucking But only a few moments after chucking a wild runner off the side of the backboard to fall to 0 of 7, Kuminga reeled the Hawks crowd back in with a decisive transition layup over Brandin Podziemski to score his only basket of the night. —

Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026 Because chucking a mini pillow and knocking off a person’s hat is *thisclose* to knocking off a person. —

Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026 However, McDaniels might be the one who shoots on it the most, chucking the two women’s basketballs Grant also brought for the room. —

Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026 Instead of chucking them in the trash, recycle them. —

Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026 Instead of chucking that big portable steamer into your bag, or worrying yourself about the availability of an ironing board at your destination, consider stocking up on wrinkle-free travel clothes instead. —

Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025 If blood is that, then attending someone else’s Thanksgiving, or just chucking it and going to a movie, is the default. —

Cathie Beck, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025 Oldacre finds the line after chucking up a shot at the final seconds of the quarter but misses both. —

Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 10 Nov. 2025 Branch was fined $23,186 earlier this season for chucking Tucker Kraft’s helmet in a Week 1 game against the Green Bay Packers. —

Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

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Prosecutors argue that Duckett was a monster in disguise who abused the badge and brutally raped and killed Teresa before dumping her body in a lake.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
And companies have been dumping money into the market to try to win customers and show them how AI is useful in everyday life - in particular, for buying stuff.

— John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026