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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Each of the 31 teams needed to be reoutfitted, along with every member of the athletic department staff, and the old stuff discarded.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Numerous foods were discarded and two coolers required repairs, according to the report.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of discarded

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Later in the month, from July 28 to 30, slow-moving thunderstorms dumped nearly 12 inches of rain over eastern New York, causing major flash flooding.

— Denise Chow, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
During the Great Depression, milk prices collapsed and dairy farmers dumped their own product in the street to protest.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of dumped

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As they were stopped at a red light on the Strip, a white Cadillac pulled up alongside their vehicle and a gunman unloaded his weapon.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
Riley worked a full count and then unloaded on a 3-2 splitter that caught too much of the plate.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of unloaded

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That night, the teens ditched the geriatric ward together to watch Blue Hawaii in the visitors’ lounge of the hospital.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
In addition to clearing the deal, culture secretary Nandy has ditched plans to bring forward secondary legislation enabling Ofcom to examine how the Paramount-WBD deal would impact streaming services.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of ditched

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All of them are concerned with legacy, particularly among fathers and daughters (Shakespeare had two and lost his only son), and all of them touch a realm beyond the mundane — a place of gods and dreams, oracles and enchantment.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
Demuth narrowly lost her party’s endorsement to Qualls at the GOP state convention in Duluth in May.

— Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026

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