Synonyms of sloughed

sloughed 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of slough

as in shuffled

to move heavily or clumsily

the unpleasant task of sloughing through the muck to retrieve the ball

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffled
• stomped
• stumbled
• barged
• weaved
• hauled
• clumped
• lurched
• shambled
• stamped
• trudged
• lumped
• dragged
• floundered
• tramped
• scuffed
• pounded
• stumped
• lumbered
• scuffled
• galumphed
• plodded
• slogged
• staggered
• tromped
• flopped
• flogged
• swayed
• reeled
• waddled
• blundered
• tottered
• careened
• teetered
• doddered
• wobbled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slid
• glided
• whisked
• drifted
• hung
• floated
• coasted
• waltzed
• hovered
• breezed
• wafted
• poised

sloughed

2 of 2

verb (2)

variants also sluffed

past tense of slough

as in shed

to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside

the snake is sloughing its old skin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shed
• peeled
• discarded
• slipped
• ditched
• molted
• exfoliated
• scaled
• flaked
• jettisoned
• scrapped
• unloaded
• chucked
• flung (off or away)
• threw away
• junked
• threw out
• shucked (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sloughed

Verb

Dirt, body oil, and dead skin cells sloughed off during bathing also contribute to this sticky residue. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 May 2026

The sins of the father are cheerfully sloughed off on the son. — Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026

The Abandons feels noticeably scant in world-building and character development, as if all of the details and concepts Sutter would normally include in a 13-episode season got sloughed off. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025

About 300 to 400 linear feet (91 to 122 meters) of a coastal slope sloughed off, falling about 50 to 60 feet (15 to 18 meters) toward the ocean, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025