SLOUGHED (OFF) Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

sloughed (off)

verb

variants also sluffed (off)

past tense of slough (off)

as in lost

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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Conversely, someone with a BMI in the normal range could have lost considerable muscle while retaining excess body fat.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Tens of thousands of children across the two states have lost food assistance.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of lost

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But others have rejected the idea that the system failed Clancy and have been highly critical of her supporters, including conservative commentators Matt Walsh and Megyn Kelly.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Last year, Manchester United were in discussions with him and made a loan bid in the latter stages of the summer transfer window which was rejected.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of rejected

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In his second start since returning from the 15-day Injured List, Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan tossed five shutout innings and gave up four hits.

— Harvey Valentine, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Most injuries occurred as residents were tossed from beds or stumbled in the dark; trains and airport links were briefly disrupted, a Tokyo water main burst, and hundreds lost power.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of tossed

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The storm dumped more than a foot of rain over parts of the state, with the highest elevations getting more than 40 inches.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
The only other crime series out recently on Netflix are true-crime offerings, where a few of those are dumped out every week.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of dumped

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According to the report the items were discarded, and the walk-in cooler could not be used until it was serviced and approved by Tarrant County Public Health.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
In addition, the short-half-life isotopes tend to get discarded by the process, and there's also the need to keep the streams of pure plutonium from concentrating, or things could get very nasty.

— David Szondy August 22, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026

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