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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The neighborhood/area The fishing village of Conca dei Marini remains a lovely reminder of what this whole coast was once like—sleepy, charming, lost in time.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
In the latest case, a 15-year-old boy lost a hand Monday in an incident involving a police stun grenade.

— NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of lost

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Their case was previously rejected by the district court and appeals court.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
Meta, a week ago, rejected, then reversed course on an ad for Alex Gibney’s doc takedown Musk, and now a studio is about to weigh in on Meta.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of rejected

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Traditional American business values like social responsibility, community involvement, and customer service — y’know, the things companies used to at least pretend to care about — have been tossed aside.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
The audience cheered and a couple of crowd members tossed underwear onto the stage.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of tossed

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Responses with the error were discarded, as were voters who had already been attempted, and quotas were reset.

— New York Times, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Technologies, markets, laws and cultural assumptions all determine what is discarded, what is kept and why.

— Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of discarded

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The offense too often became chaotic, and the Rockets threw away several winnable games during the regular season because of poor execution.

— William Guillory, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2026
The affidavit against the suspects alleges the teens threw away Erving’s phone and clothing, ABC News and CBS News reported.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

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