Synonyms of shedding

shedding

verb

present participle of shed

1

as in peeling

to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside

a snake's skin doesn't grow as the snake does, so every so often the snake will shed its old skin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peeling
• discarding
• sloughing
• ditching
• molting
• slipping
• scaling
• exfoliating
• flaking
• unloading
• scrapping
• jettisoning
• flinging (off or away)
• chucking
• throwing away
• throwing out
• shucking (off)
• junking

2

as in dumping

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

you need to shed your old notions of propriety and have some fun for a change

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dumping
• discarding
• unloading
• ditching
• losing
• abandoning
• removing
• jettisoning
• eliminating
• rejecting
• scrapping
• tossing
• exorcising
• casting (off)
• chucking
• flinging (off or away)
• sloughing (off)
• shucking (off)
• throwing away
• junking
• disposing of
• laying by
• sluffing (off)
• throwing out
• setting aside
• eighty-sixing
• dismissing
• deep-sixing
• forsaking
• eradicating
• abdicating
• pitching
• abolishing
• cashiering
• deserting
• expunging
• extinguishing
• kicking out
• extirpating
• exterminating
• annihilating
• wiping out
• liquidating
• stamping (out)
• rooting (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopting
• embracing
• using
• employing
• utilizing
• retaining
• holding
• keeping
• taking on
• holding back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shedding

The technology does not prevent textiles from shedding microfibers. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

This halts the nuclear fusion process — which involves converting that hydrogen to helium — leading to the stars collapsing and shedding their outer layers to become a white dwarf with around the mass of the sun crammed into the width of Earth. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

After shedding the constraints of winter coats and layers, designers introduced a freedom of movement and fluidity to their collections with fringe. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Every Dolphins defensive lineman struggled resetting the line of scrimmage, or shedding their blocks. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

This was about a year ago, and you guys were hunkering down, refocusing, and shedding things that lacked focus or took compute away from the priority of making these models better. — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

These Image Makers are shedding expectations and weeding out the noise. — Elisa Wouk Almino editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

At the end of the month, with the writing on the wall, the team placed several players on outright waivers, in hopes of shedding salary. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Dennis Quaid is shedding light on what his day-to-day life in Nashville looks like six years after leaving Los Angeles behind. — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026