SLOUGH (OFF) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

slough (off)

verb

variants also sluff (off)

Definition of slough (off)

as in to lose

to get rid of as useless or unwanted finally sloughed off the depression that had been weighing him down for months

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Verb

That advice becomes even more important as skin loses elasticity over time.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
The Tsutsumi bout is the one for prospect watchers, pitting a fast-rising Japanese talent against a Mexican who has not lost.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of lose

Verb

After spending months negotiating a pricey purchase of the private fuel yard that keeps PortMiami ships running, two top deputies to Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava were shocked when their boss abruptly rejected the deal.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 July 2026
Concerns Government staff forwarded a recommendation from the Landmarks Commission to reject the request.

— Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Definition of reject

Verb

Spain deployed 2,600 firefighters, police and other emergency personnel to two blazes west of Madrid, backed by 19 water-dumping aircraft and helicopters.

— Mark Carlson, Fortune, 25 July 2026
The audience is able to vote on who gets dumped from the island based on which couples are most compatible, including choosing the winning couple that ultimately gets awarded $100,000.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 25 July 2026

Definition of dump

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Rewilding is taking place; around 200,000 Indigenous seedlings have been planted by lodge botanists to encourage native birds and eliminate invasive species.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
The Nomis One features an inflatable door awning and weatherproof window panels in place of awnings, eliminating the extra time for strut installation.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026

Definition of eliminate

Verb

On July 24, the DGA said the engine ran for a total of seven minutes and proved it could be reused after several firings, rather than being thrown away after just one use.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
And with an elementary school a stone’s throw away on Overland Avenue, parents worried that the already accident-prone intersection would become more unsafe and polluted.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of throw away

Verb

Maryam ditched her summer plans of working and studying in Kansas City for trying out with the Egyptian national team in Cairo.

— PJ Green July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Transit, however, is immensely safer than driving, so people who ditch a bus or subway ride for a robotaxi may increase their own risk.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026

Definition of ditch

Verb

But more typical are quality-of-life complaints from riders who report people drinking or getting high at stations or discarding bags of fast food debris on platforms.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
Dogs are also very susceptible to a condition called pancreatitis, which can follow consumption of fatty foods (like discarded fast foods).

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026

Definition of discard

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