Synonyms of molted

molted

verb

past tense of molt

as in shed

to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside

a crab molts its shell as it grows larger

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shed
• peeled
• discarded
• sloughed
• slipped
• ditched
• exfoliated
• flaked
• scaled
• scrapped
• unloaded
• jettisoned
• flung (off or away)
• threw away
• chucked
• junked
• threw out
• shucked (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of molted

The burns have begun to heal slowly, but the osprey’s flight feathers have not molted, the process where old feathers are shed and new ones grow in their place. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Pinky’s fame grew even as the bird bent, molted and faded with each turn of the calendar. — Ryan Steven Green, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Our fish farm worked beautifully right up until the NewCoral molted, growing fins and fangs and one rocky fin, terrorizing the coastline and hunting the NewFish almost to NewExtinction. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025