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throwaway

[throh-uh-wey] / ˈθroʊ əˌweɪ /
ADJECTIVE
informal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
casual relaxed
STRONG
easygoing everyday natural unfussy
WEAK
breezy congenial down-home extempore familiar folksy free free-and-easy homey improv improvised laid-back loose low-pressure mellow off-the-cuff open ordinary spontaneous unceremonious unconstrained unrestrained without ceremony
Antonyms
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buttoned-up dressed-up formal
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rigid stiff
WEAK
ceremonial ceremonious fussy
ADJECTIVE
makeshift
Synonyms
STRONG
alternative expedient make-do stopgap substitute temp
WEAK
Band-Aid hit-or-miss provisional quick-and-dirty slapdash
Antonyms
WEAK
complete finished permanent ready
ADJECTIVE
offhand
Synonyms
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impromptu spontaneous
WEAK
by-the-way extemporary extempore improvised informal off the cuff off the hip off the top of head spur-of-the-moment unpremeditated unprepared unrehearsed unstudied without preparation
Antonyms
WEAK
calculated careful considered deliberate planned practiced
ADJECTIVE
stopgap
Synonyms
STRONG
emergency expedient impromptu makeshift rough-and-tumble substitute temp temporary
WEAK
Band-Aid improvised practical provisional rough-and-ready
Antonyms
WEAK
completed finished permanent solved
NOUN
advertisement
Synonyms
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announcement broadcast commercial display endorsement exhibit literature notice placard poster propaganda publication publicity
STRONG
ad bill blurb circular communication declaration exhibition flyer notification plug proclamation promotion promulgation squib
WEAK
classified ad want ad
Antonyms
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hiding
NOUN
aside
Synonyms
STRONG
departure digression interpolation interposition parenthesis tangent
WEAK
discursion
NOUN
circular
Synonyms
STRONG
advertisement booklet broadside brochure flyer handout insert leaflet literature notice pamphlet poster publication
NOUN
magazine
Synonyms
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booklet brochure daily journal manual newsletter newspaper pamphlet paper periodical weekly
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annual bimonthly biweekly broadside circular digest gazette glossy joint monthly organ pulp quarterly rag review semiweekly sheet slick
NOUN
pamphlet
Synonyms
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brochure bulletin flyer folder handout leaflet tract
STRONG
announcement broadside circular compilation
WEAK
tractate
NOUN
periodical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
journal mag magazine monthly quarterly weekly
STRONG
newspaper number paper rag review serial sheet slick

Example Sentences

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The Welsh government said laying regulations for Wales's DRS was a major step towards ending throwaway culture.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

And there are no throwaway roles in “The Secret Agent”: “Even the small characters represent ideas about Brazilian life and its contradictions,” Domingues adds.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

A bit of tinkering – stripping the original’s heavy bassline, tossing in his lithe falsetto and a playful guitar to hold everything aloft – made the one-time throwaway into something immortal.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

“Whether this is a serious policy threat or just another throwaway comment remains to be seen,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Magdalys made a throwaway sign with her hands.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older