thrown about
Flung in disorder
Thrown about describes something scattered or tossed in various directions without care or order: Clothes were thrown about the room.
It also applies to people being jolted roughly: Passengers were thrown about when the bus braked suddenly.
Figuratively, ideas or accusations thrown about are mentioned carelessly or repeatedly: Statistics get thrown about without much scrutiny.
- tossedThrew lightly
- tossed aroundDiscussed loosely among people
- hurledThrew with force
- flungPast tense of hurl
- scatterDistribute in random directions
dispersed · cast · all over the place · stormy seas · displaced · scrambled · knocked around · pitch · bandied · chaotic · jumbled · unsettled · in disarray · disorganized · agitated · disrupted · strewn · shaken
thrown aboutneatly arranged
thrown aboutsecured
Made fast or obtained
fastened · anchored · stationary · tied down · immobilized
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