Synonyms of molt

molt

verb

as in to shed

to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside

a crab molts its shell as it grows larger

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shed
• peel
• discard
• slough
• ditch
• sluff
• exfoliate
• slip
• flake
• scale
• unload
• scrap
• jettison
• fling (off or away)
• throw away
• chuck
• throw out
• shuck (off)
• junk