throw together

verb

To assemble rapidly, without precision.

“Let's throw together a simple spreadsheet to track our expenses.”

Meanings

verbthrow together (third-person singular simple present throws together, present participle throwing together, simple past threw together, past participle thrown together)

present singular third person throws together · participle present throwing together · past threw together · participle past thrown together

  1. transitiveTo assemble rapidly, without precision.

    Let's throw together a simple spreadsheet to track our expenses.

    1 more example

    He managed to throw together a makeshift shelter using branches and leaves.

    Synonyms: knock together, slap together, knock up, whip up, throw up, run up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo assemble rapidly, without precision.

More synonyms by meaning

verbproduce shoddily, without much attention to detail

verbbring into random order

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Polish klecić, sklecić
  • klecićTranslations
  • sklecićTranslations
Russian созда́ть на ско́рую ру́ку, соста́вить на́спех
  • созда́ть на ско́рую ру́ку (sozdátʹ na skóruju rúku)Translations
  • соста́вить на́спех (sostávitʹ náspex)Translations
  • собра́ть по-бы́строму (sobrátʹ po-býstromu)Translations
  • состря́пать (sostrjápatʹ)Translations
  • накида́ть (nakidátʹ)Translations
  • сварга́нить (svargánitʹ)Translations
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APA

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MLA

“throw together.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20together. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throw together,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20together.

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