Antonyms for throwaway


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : throh-uh-wey
Phonetic Transcription : ˈθroʊ əˌweɪ


Definition of throwaway

  • As in informal : adj casual, simple
  • As in makeshift : adj temporary
  • As in offhand : adj ad-lib, extemporaneous
  • As in stopgap : adj temporarily helping
  • As in magazine : noun periodic publication
  • As in aside : noun confidential statement
  • As in pamphlet : noun booklet
  • As in periodical : noun regular publication
  • As in circular : noun handbill
  • As in advertisement : noun public notice of sale
Example sentences :
  • He had a few bob on Throwaway and he's gone to gather in the shekels.
  • Extract from : « Ulysses » by James Joyce
  • The mainland lay not more than a short stone's throwaway, but between it and the island the water ran as swift as a mill race.
  • Extract from : « The Gaunt Gray Wolf » by Dillon Wallace
  • Forth reached into a drawer for a flat bottle; poured tea-colored liquid into a throwaway cup.
  • Extract from : « The Planet Savers » by Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • The latest message was from a throwaway email address from one of the new Brazilian anonymizers.
  • Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow
  • And instead of throwaway dishes they used chinaware that could have come right out of a museum.
  • Extract from : « The House from Nowhere » by Arthur G. Stangland

Synonyms for throwaway

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