Synonyms of sheds

sheds 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shed

1

as in peels

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

• peels
• discards
• ditches
• sloughs
• slips
• molts
• exfoliates
• flakes
• scales
• scraps
• unloads
• chucks
• throws away
• jettisons
• throws out
• flings (off or away)
• junks
• shucks (off)

2

as in discards

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

• discards
• ditches
• unloads
• dumps
• loses
• abandons
• scraps
• rejects
• removes
• tosses
• eliminates
• exorcises
• jettisons
• casts (off)
• chucks
• sloughs (off)
• junks
• throws away
• lays by
• sets aside
• throws out
• flings (off or away)
• disposes of
• sluffs (off)
• dismisses
• shucks (off)
• forsakes
• deep-sixes
• eradicates
• eighty-sixes
• abolishes
• cashiers
• pitches
• kicks out
• abdicates
• deserts
• extinguishes
• wipes out
• stamps (out)
• expunges
• exterminates
• extirpates
• annihilates
• roots (out)
• liquidates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uses
• adopts
• embraces
• employs
• takes on
• utilizes
• holds
• retains
• keeps
• holds back

sheds

2 of 2

noun

plural of shed

as in huts

Related Words

• huts
• shacks
• hovels
• cottages
• shanties
• lean-tos
• camps
• cabins
• hooches
• hutches
• hutments
• cots
• bungalows
• cabanas
• lodges
• chalets
• tents
• wigwams
• wickiups
• hogans

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sheds

Verb

While praising Williams’ TV reign, the documentary also sheds light on the complicated truths about the cost of fame and answers long-lingering questions surrounding the infamous exit from her own show. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

The analysis by the nonprofit research group Anti-Corruption Data Collective, first reported by Reuters, sheds new light on likely military insider trading on the prediction market and the broader risks such activity may pose. — Douglas Gillison, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

The design sheds the current generation’s swoopier and more angular aesthetic for a blocky motif and front and rear LED strips. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 19 Aug. 2026

Perhaps what Mets manager Andy Green said about Benge having four assists in three games sheds some light on how baseball people see such plays. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

The parent comet of the Perseids — the comet that sheds particles resulting in the meteor shower — is 109P/Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun about every 133 years. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

This makes old versions packed away in home shops or sheds covetable. — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 9 Aug. 2026

There is, of course, the legal argument; with each divorce, Yuko becomes part of a new family and sheds the old. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

Still, when Boubacar Traore sheds a blocker or Jordan Faison high-points a ball on Saturdays, grip strength is part of it. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 31 July 2026