SHEDDING Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

shedding

verb

present participle of shed

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

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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

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Recent Examples of shedding Tax cuts are providing a tailwind for consumer spending and business investment, but a pullback in household demand or sustained rise in input costs may prompt companies to recalibrate by shedding hours or positions. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 Vacuum lightly at least once a week using only low suction and no beater brush, more frequent vacuuming will help prevent shedding. —

Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026 Gilt yields were lower across the curve on Friday, with the yield on the 2-year gilt shedding 3 basis points while those on 20- and 30-year gilts lost 8 and 6 basis points, respectively. —

Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 May 2026 Employment in the federal government continued to decline in April, shedding 9,000 jobs, the BLS said. —

Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 May 2026 Several large studies in recent years had suggested that people taking GLP-1 drugs such as Zepbound or Wegovy were losing outsize proportions of their muscle mass while also shedding body fat. —

Gretchen Reynolds, Washington Post, 7 May 2026 However, in the interest of shedding weight and making the shoe more wearable casually, the changes feel more beneficial than detrimental. —

Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 May 2026 Jarrett Allen spoke after the Cavs eliminated the Toronto Raptors about the difficulty in shedding labels. —

Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 6 May 2026 Scorpions undergo several molts, shedding their exoskeletons to grow and transition into a new stage, or instar. —

Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026

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Dark, dim, and a little grungy, with its scuffed checkerboard floors, worn old couches, peeling walls, and chalkboard menus, La Factoria feels like a clandestine underground speakeasy.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
Sick of peeling that pesky tag off of your license plate every year?

— Hali Smith May 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 May 2026