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

As team president Mark Donovan put it on Wednesday while speaking at the opening of training camp at Missouri Western, the focus forward began almost instantly after the Chiefs lost their season finale to the Raiders in Las Vegas.

— Vahe Gregorian July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Lipow estimates the world has lost about 6 million to 7 million barrels of refining capacity per day, making existing refineries even more profitable.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 31 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

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Young also tossed a laser ball to tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders near the sideline in 11-on-11 work.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026
The eclipses this month (on August 12 and 28) may bring new people into your life, and potentially toss some expired connections out of it.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

Definition of toss

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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

This buttery-soft basic is worth ditching your frumpy tees for.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026
The pressure is rising on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to ditch a World Cup privatization plan that could draw investments up to $20 billion, but which has drawn widespread condemnation from most of soccer's worldwide governing bodies.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of ditch

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Russia’s answer to the Artemis program is to develop its own Russian Orbital Station, using modules from the International Space Station after it has been discarded, which would act as a gateway for lunar exploration.

— Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026
The Secret Service’s actual procedures turn out to be more like guidelines that can be discarded if the president is sufficiently angry—which, from the standpoint of safeguarding democracy, constitutes a fairly concerning loophole.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of discard

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