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THROWING Antonyms

There are 6 antonyms of the word throwing. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For THROWING

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catching
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

• the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

• becoming infected

adjective satellite

• (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

collecting
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of gathering something together

grabbing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a mechanical device for gripping an object

• the act of catching an object with the hands

verb

• take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

• get hold of or seize quickly and easily

• make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand

• obtain illegally or unscrupulously

• take or grasp suddenly

• capture the attention or imagination of

receiving
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
verb

• get something; come into possession of

• receive a specified treatment (abstract)

• register (perceptual input)

• go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

• express willingness to have in one's home or environs

• accept as true or valid

• bid welcome to; greet upon arrival

• convert into sounds or pictures

• experience as a reaction

• have or give a reception

• receive as a retribution or punishment

• partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament

• regard favorably or with disapproval

retrieving
verbv
verb

• get or find back; recover the use of

• go for and bring back

• run after, pick up, and bring to the master

• recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

snatching
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small fragment

• obscene terms for female genitals

• (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion

• the act of catching an object with the hands

verb

• to grasp hastily or eagerly

• to make grasping motions

• take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

Alternatives for CATCHING

Alternatives for COLLECTING

Alternatives for GRABBING

Alternatives for RECEIVING

Alternatives for RETRIEVING

Alternatives for SNATCHING

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