thrown

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UK/θɹəʊn/US/θɹoʊn/

adjective

Launched by throwing.

“a thrown weapon”

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downthrown and twistedtangled
OriginMiddle English throwen ← Old English þrāwen ← Proto-Germanic *þrēanaz →
CommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of throw
adjectivethrown (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLaunched by throwing.

    a thrown weapon

  2. not comparableTwisted into a single thread, as silk or yarn.
  3. not comparableslangConfused; perplexed.

    I was totally thrown by his bizarre remarks.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecaused to fall to the ground

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down

adjectivetwisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread

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thrown and twistedtangled
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confused

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*þrēaną
  2. Proto-Germanic*þrēanaz
  3. Old Englishþrāwen
  4. Middle Englishthrowen
  5. Englishthrown

From Middle English throwen, from Old English þrāwen, ġeþrāwen, from Proto-Germanic *þrēanaz, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną. Doublet of thran. Morphologically throw + -n.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with thrown

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Cite this entry
APA

thrown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrown

MLA

“thrown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrown. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thrown,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thrown.

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