cast Synonyms
Another word for cast
• noun (Context 1)
The complete group of actors taking part in a play, film, opera, or television production.
"The entire players gathered on stage to take a final bow as the audience applauded."
• verb (Context 2)
To cause light, a shadow, a look, or a mental influence such as doubt or a spell to fall upon a surface, person, or situation.
"The ancient oak tree throw a cool shadow across the stone courtyard."
• noun (Context 3)
A rigid protective dressing made of plaster or fiberglass, molded around a broken limb or joint to immobilize it while the bone heals.
"After falling from his bicycle, the boy had to wear a fiberglass plaster cast on his wrist for six weeks."
• verb (Context 4)
To throw or hurl something forcefully in a specified direction, or to send out a fishing line or net into the water.
"The fishermen woke before dawn to throw their nets into the calm bay."
• verb (Context 5)
To assign a part in a play, film, or other production to an actor, or to select the actors for a performance.
"The director decided to assign an unknown newcomer in the leading role."
• verb (Context 6)
To register or submit a ballot or vote formally in an election or assembly.
"Citizens stood in line for hours to register their ballots in the municipal election."
• adjective (Context 7)
Formed by pouring molten metal or other liquid material into a mold and allowing it to harden.
"She prefers cooking with a heavy molded iron skillet because it retains heat evenly."
• verb (Context 8)
To shape molten metal, liquid plaster, or glass by pouring it into a hollow mold to solidify.
"The sculptor had the clay model mold in bronze at a local foundry."
• noun (Context 9)
An act of throwing something, especially a fishing line, net, or dice.
"With one smooth throw of his fishing rod, the angler dropped the lure beside the submerged log."
• noun (Context 10)
An object made by shaping molten metal, plaster, or similar liquid material in a mold.
"The museum displayed a plaster casting of the ancient Greek marble statue."
• noun (Context 11)
A slight tint of color, or the distinctive overall character, appearance, or inclination of someone's features or mind.
"The evening light gave the snow-covered hills a faint pinkish tint."
• adjective (Context 12)
Thrown off, shed, or discarded as no longer needed or useful.
"The naturalist found the shed skin of a garter snake tangled in the dry brush."
Opposites of cast
The opposite of cast shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: