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

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

Saldaña noted that season three also sheds light on the morally gray decisions each character must make. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

Development includes a gearbox that sheds 25 pounds from the current unit. — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Although few places are better than Hollywood at crafting a narrative and concealing what happens off-frame, a Los Angeles Times survey of job postings sheds light on what is happening offstage. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Continue reading … IN OTHER NEWS FLIGHT SCARE – Ryanair CEO says early evidence sheds light on window blowout that nearly sucked passenger out of plane. — FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026