SHUCKED (OFF) Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

shucked (off)

verb

past tense of shuck (off)

as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted bad habits are hard to shuck off

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In 2016, Bottura and his wife, Lara Gilmore, founded Food for Soul, a cultural project that empowers communities, and salvages and repurposes food that would otherwise be discarded.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Its two outer booster engines were discarded during flight, while the central sustainer continued operating and later helped the converted Atlas launch John Glenn into orbit.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of discarded

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Separately, police said another woman was found dead on Sunday in Soweto, south of Johannesburg, her body wrapped in a duvet and dumped near a dam.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Eventually, the firms dumped the valuable slag into waste piles and wrote off the metals inside.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of dumped

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Both Republicans unloaded on Cooper's tenure as governor, with Trump blaming Cooper for a grisly North Carolina murder and accusing him of doing nothing to help the state after Hurricane Helene inflicted widespread damage in 2024.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Roma then personally unloaded his son at the 30th Street morgue.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of unloaded

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Little wonder that the pioneers of the medium ditched the cold, clammy, and crowded precincts of New York and New Jersey to light out for the picture-perfect vista.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
When the leverage play failed, major league owners ditched the two-city notion.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of ditched

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But having an awards show that celebrates television presented on a streaming platform behind a pay wall would be a major symbolic statement that traditional viewing on the networks has lost its cultural relevance.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Officers said the vehicle traveled to the right and struck a curb and a tree, splitting in two and catching fire, after the driver lost control.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

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