What are some alternative words for cast?

Synonyms for cast
kæst, kɑst


Princeton's WordNet


    the actors in a play

    mold, mould, shape, hurl, dramatis personae, plaster bandage, roll, stamp, plaster cast, cast of characters, casting, form

  2. mold, mould, cast(noun)


    plaster cast, mildew, modeling, mould, form, plaster bandage, shape, mold, roll, dramatis personae, cast of characters, moulding, molding, stamp, hurl, clay sculpture, casting

  3. cast, mold, mould, stamp(noun)

    the distinctive form in which a thing is made

    "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"

    plaster cast, seal, form, pestle, postage, legal tender, modeling, mould, revenue stamp, plaster bandage, shape, mold, roll, molding, tender, cast of characters, postage stamp, moulding, mildew, dramatis personae, stamp, hurl, clay sculpture, casting, impression

  4. form, shape, cast(noun)

    the visual appearance of something or someone

    "the delicate cast of his features"

    hurl, course, figure, flesh, dramatis personae, frame, shape, cast of characters, kind, conformation, sort, chassis, condition, physical body, soma, stamp, roll, human body, plaster cast, contour, grade, form, mannikin, mould, mannequin, physique, phase, word form, configuration, class, variant, mold, pattern, bod, signifier, embodiment, casting, descriptor, plaster bandage, manikin, variety, strain, anatomy, var., material body, manakin, build

  5. cast, plaster cast, plaster bandage(noun)



  6. cast, casting(noun)

    object formed by a mold


  7. cast, roll(noun)

    the act of throwing dice

    plaster cast, scroll, form, bankroll, axial rotation, curl, mould, coil, axial motion, rolling wave, plaster bandage, drum roll, shape, mold, roll, peal, cast of characters, ringlet, roster, bowl, dramatis personae, stamp, hurl, whorl, paradiddle, gyre, rolling, casting, pealing, roller, curlicue, bun

  8. casting, cast(noun)


    mould, form, mold, dramatis personae, plaster bandage, roll, stamp, plaster cast, cast of characters, shape, hurl, molding, casting

  9. hurl, cast(verb)

    a violent throw


  10. project, cast, contrive, throw(verb)

    put or send forth


    roam, project, flip, spue, redact, fuddle, drift, visualise, draw, cast off, have, image, wander, hurl, protrude, mold, rove, put, bedevil, jut, throw away, frame, hold, confound, drop, vomit up, mould, roll, externalize, throw up, contrive, retch, purge, discombobulate, tramp, disgorge, cat, thrust, stray, stick out, propose, give, bewilder, shed, fox, fancy, shake off, make, devise, design, excogitate, see, range, vagabond, swan, visualize, picture, plan, chuck, formulate, ramble, forge, throw off, send off, throw, befuddle, regurgitate, vomit, jut out, externalise, hurtle, envision, spew, honk, regorge, invent, switch, figure, upchuck, be sick, barf, confuse, sick, couch, bemuse, puke

  11. cast(verb)


    "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot"

    vagabond, barf, vomit up, ramble, put, cat, spue, range, be sick, wander, sick, stray, rove, honk, frame, roll, chuck, puke, throw, disgorge, redact, mould, vomit, upchuck, purge, regorge, hurtle, mold, cast off, shake off, throw off, swan, throw away, tramp, contrive, drop, draw, spew, hurl, regurgitate, throw up, drift, couch, project, retch, roam, shed

  12. cast(verb)


    "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"


  13. hurl, hurtle, cast(verb)

    throw forcefully

    vagabond, barf, frame, thrust, put, cat, spue, disgorge, range, be sick, wander, spew, sick, stray, rove, honk, roll, chuck, puke, throw, redact, mould, purge, vomit, upchuck, vomit up, regorge, lunge, hurtle, mold, cast off, shake off, throw off, swan, throw away, tramp, contrive, drop, draw, ramble, hurl, regurgitate, throw up, drift, couch, project, retch, roam, shed

  14. cast(verb)


    "Who cast this beautiful movie?"






  16. cast, mold, mould(verb)


    "cast a bronze sculpture"

    influence, mildew, vagabond, barf, work, vomit up, ramble, put, cat, spue, range, be sick, wander, sick, stray, rove, honk, forge, frame, roll, regulate, chuck, puke, throw, disgorge, form, redact, mould, vomit, upchuck, model, purge, regorge, shape, hurtle, mold, cast off, shake off, throw off, swan, throw away, tramp, contrive, drop, draw, spew, hurl, regurgitate, throw up, drift, couch, project, retch, roam, shed, determine

  17. shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop(verb)

    get rid of


    roam, project, flip, overleap, spue, redact, strike down, fuddle, drift, put down, draw, send away, have, hold, fling, hurl, slough, mold, deteriorate, rove, put, bedevil, roll, pour forth, befuddle, spend, omit, throw away, frame, moult, dangle, confound, vomit up, chuck out, mould, throw off, toss, throw up, expend, contrive, retch, purge, give, discombobulate, tramp, toss away, drip, disgorge, cat, cut down, dribble, thrust, overlook, stray, devolve, leave out, miss, shake, exuviate, bewilder, shed, fox, cast away, sink, shake off, chuck, pretermit, make, range, molt, vagabond, swan, unload, drop off, set down, fell, cast off, knock off, toss out, flatten, ramble, spill, neglect, cast aside, throw, regurgitate, wander, vomit, throw out, hurtle, put away, escape from, spew, honk, dismiss, dispose, cast out, regorge, drop, drop down, switch, discharge, upchuck, send packing, be sick, swing, discard, barf, confuse, sick, couch, bemuse, degenerate, puke

  18. draw, cast(verb)

    choose at random

    "draw a card"; "cast lots"

    roam, quarter, project, withdraw, run, tie, ramble, draw, wander, hurl, suck, mold, absorb, rove, put, redact, roll, pull, draw and quarter, frame, reap, draw in, drop, vomit up, mould, throw off, pull back, disembowel, throw up, contrive, retch, purge, take up, tramp, disgorge, sop up, take out, eviscerate, delineate, shed, pull in, shake off, chuck, make, stray, range, swan, pull out, get, describe, puff, regurgitate, thread, soak up, drag, throw away, cast off, take in, attract, vagabond, hurtle, force, spue, trace, imbibe, throw, cat, vomit, draw off, spew, honk, pass, regorge, line, upchuck, suck up, drift, string, guide, be sick, depict, get out, barf, sick, couch, puke

  19. frame, redact, cast, put, couch(verb)

    formulate in a particular style or language


    vomit, roll, vagabond, frame in, barf, lay, draw up, ramble, set up, compose, spue, disgorge, range, commit, be sick, invest, sick, stray, rove, honk, place, frame, entrap, chuck, drop, puke, throw, assign, edit, redact, mould, purge, cat, wander, upchuck, arrange, vomit up, border, order, position, ensnare, pose, hurtle, mold, cast off, shake off, throw off, swan, throw away, regorge, tramp, contrive, frame up, draw, spew, hurl, regurgitate, throw up, drift, set, couch, project, retch, put, roam, shed


    eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth



English Synonyms and Antonyms

  1. cast


    account, calculate, compute, consider, count, deem, enumerate, estimate, number, rate, reckon, sum up

    It is vain to calculate on or upon an uncertain result.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms

  1. cast(v)

    hurl, send down, throw, fling, pitch, impel, project, construct, mold, frame

    raise, elevate, recover, erect, accept, approve, retain, carry, ignore, miscalculate, misprovide, break, dissipate, dismember, dislocate

  2. cast(n)

    mould, stamp, kind, figure, form, aspect, mien, air, style, manner, character

    malformation, deformity, abnormity

Editors Contribution

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    Submitted by WilliamRP1988 on March 15, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes

  1. cast(v. a.)

    throw, fling, hurl, send, toss, pitch, sling, SHY

  2. cast(v. a.)

    drive, impel, force, thrust

  3. cast(v. a.)

    shed, put off, lay aside

  4. cast(v. a.)

    compute, reckon, calculate

  5. cast(v. a.)

    found, form in a mould

  6. cast(v. a.)

    assign, allot, appoint, apportion, appropriate

  7. cast(v. a.)

    direct, turn

  8. cast(v. n.)

    contrive, CAST ABOUT

  9. cast(n.)

    throw, fling, toss

  10. cast(n.)

    tinge, tint, shade, touch

  11. cast(n.)

    manner, style, air, mien, look, turn, tone, character

  12. cast(n.)

    mould, form

  13. cast(n.)

    assignment of parts

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words

  1. cast(n)

    throw, fling, exuviæ, ejection, secretion

  2. cast(v)

    fling, hurl, throw, impel, pitch, sling, direct, turn, drop, deposit, place, exuviate, shed, molt, discard, shed, reflect, throw, compute, reckon, add, enumerate

PPDB, the paraphrase database

  1. List of paraphrases:

    plaster, expressed, sunk, casting, die-cast, throw, moulded, threw, issued, thrown, shed, deposited, ctea, blown, alloying

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How to use cast in a sentence?

  1. Michael Milstein:

    People think that clearly something happened up there that led the whales to not get as much food, given that they put on the bulk of their weight in the summer season up there, the die is sort of cast there.

  2. Anuj Somany:

    If the answer is to be given between ‘YES’ and ‘NO ‘ only on an online or offline poll, then it is better to say no for participation onto it than to cast own vote for it.

  3. Marlon Jackson:

    It was going to be the 10-year anniversary, i remember a year ago I was like, This is too appetizing for the media. Theyre going to do something. This is the time when everyone comes out of the woodwork, the same cast, the same characters that have been discredited throughout the years. They have a platform now to talk about Michael Jackson.

  4. Richard Tucker:

    I'm not trying to cast aspersions on Muslims in general, because I'm sure the vast majority of Muslims are good people just like the vast majority of Christians are, you can be very compassionate towards people, but to me, my first responsibility is to my family, my community.

  5. Dana Walden:

    We love the show. It had great creators. It’s a phenomenal cast. We ordered it throughout five seasons, which is a great length of time for a single camera comedy. Ultimately, we felt like we did n’t have the exact right place to schedule it this year to perform best in our Sunday night lineup.

Translations for cast

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  • يوزع الادوار على الممثلين, يرمي, يطرح, صب, رمى, المصبوبArabic
  • гіпсBelarusian
  • гипс, калъп, отливка, хвърлям, мятам, отливамBulgarian
  • motlle, llançament, repartimentCatalan, Valencian
  • odlitek, odlít, lítCzech
  • kasteDanish
  • Gips, Ensemble, Besetzung, Gipsverband, Cast, gießen, wegwerfen, werfen, hinwerfenGerman
  • γύψος, νάρθηκαςGreek
  • rolularoEsperanto
  • escayola, reparto, elenco, yeso, sondar, castear, sondear, lanzarSpanish
  • valu, karsastus, näyttelijä, valumuotti, heite, lasta, valos, piirre, lastoitus, keko, muotti, heitto, oksennuspallo, kipsi, valaminen, ilme, kokoonpano, siristely, parvi, [[hakea]] [[vainu]], laskea yhteen, riisua, lukea, roolittaa, heittää menemään, heittää, [[antaa]] [[ääni]], langettaa, taivuttaa, katsella, loihtia, [[saada]] [[keskenmeno]], [[valita]] [[näyttelijät]], taikoa, luoda, lastoittaa, [[antaa]] [[rooli]], katsoa, loitsia, [[pudottaa]] [[karva, paiskata, laatia, [[jakaa]] [[roolit]], [[heittää]] [[pois]], luodata, [[vaihtaa]] [[muuttujatyyppi]], laskea, aikoa, vääntää, [[suunnata]] [[katseen, valaa, äänestääFinnish
  • kastaFaroese
  • jet, strabisme, plâtre, forme, moule, moulage, lancer, jeter, plâtrer, fondre, transtyper, muer, voter, sommer, couler, retyper, additionner, diriger, sonderFrench
  • foireann aisteoirí, foireannIrish
  • գցել, նետել, շպրտել, ձուլելArmenian
  • gips, melemparkanIndonesian
  • varpa, fleygja, kastaIcelandic
  • ingessatura, forma, cast, calco, stampo, gesso, lanciare, fondere, gettare, colare, tirareItalian
  • ללהקHebrew
  • ギブス, ギプス, 演奏, 投げる, 投じるJapanese
  • ಎರಕKannada
  • 깁스Korean
  • داڕشتنKurdish
  • spalk, casting, schijn, zijwaartse, rolverdeling, cast, mal, gips, bezetting, blik, rolbezetting, vorm, afgietsel, casten, geven, uitgooien, rol, afwerpen, neergooien, werpen, gieten, een, afweren, gooien, peilen, omzetten, smijten, toewijzenDutch
  • støypeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • gips, kaste, støype, støpeNorwegian
  • molde, moldado, elenco, gesso, moldar, tacar, lançar, arremessar, escalarPortuguese
  • hich'ayQuechua
  • [[соста́в]] [[исполнитель, гипс, сле́пок, ка́стинг, отли́вка, косогла́зие, [[распределе́ние]] [[роль, [[в]] [[роль, фо́рма, бросо́к, подсчита́ть, швырну́ть, ки́дать, посчита́ть, заки́нуть, бро́сить, отли́ть, забро́сить, просумми́ровать, вы́кинуть, заки́дывать, броса́ть, сумми́ровать, отлива́ть, забра́сывать, сбро́сить, швыря́ть, подсчи́тывать, кида́ть, сбра́сывать, счита́тьRussian
  • rollbesättning, gjutform, gips, rollsättning, form, casting, rollfördelning, rollinnehavare, rollbesätta, gjuta, loda, besätta, kastaSwedish
  • гіпсUkrainian
  • Chinese

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