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

For instance, Mars in Aries injects you with explosive momentum, but its shift into Taurus (May 18) — followed by intense pressure from Pluto (May 25) — sheds light on where impatience, control issues or fear of loss is sabotaging your progress. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 Jan. 2026

New information from two fresh leaks sheds light on Samsung’s exact launch schedule and reveals when shoppers can pre-order the Galaxy S26. —Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

Best Time To Visit The best time to visit Delray Beach is from late April through early June, when the city still hums with energy but sheds the intensity of peak season. —Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026

In its expert depiction of the emergence of a bond between documentarian and subject, L’approche is a key work by Depardon, one that sheds new light on his oeuvre and methodology to date. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026

Your skin naturally sheds dead skin cells as newer ones take their place, but some skin types might need a little help clearing them. —Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 20 Jan. 2026

This stellar remnant is a white dwarf, the exhausted stellar core left over when a star around the same mass as the sun runs out of the fuel for nuclear fusion and sheds its outer layers. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2026

Netflix's documentary behind season 5 sheds new light on the pressure to reach the finish line. —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Jan. 2026

Martel sheds light on the murder trial of the three men, the lives of Chocobar and his fellow Chuchagasta people, and the centuries-old, colonialist legacy of land and property theft across Latin America. —Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Jan. 2026