Synonyms for shed
ʃɛd

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1. shed(adj)

   an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage

2. caducous, shed(verb)

   shed at an early stage of development

   "most amphibians have caducous gills"; "the caducous calyx of a poppy"

   Synonyms:
   caducous

3. shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop(verb)

   get rid of

   "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

   Synonyms:
   roam, project, flip, overleap, spue, redact, strike down, fuddle, drift, put down, draw, send away, have, hold, fling, hurl, slough, mold, deteriorate, cast, rove, put, bedevil, roll, pour forth, befuddle, spend, omit, throw away, frame, moult, dangle, confound, vomit up, chuck out, mould, throw off, toss, throw up, expend, contrive, retch, purge, give, discombobulate, tramp, toss away, drip, disgorge, cat, cut down, dribble, thrust, overlook, stray, devolve, leave out, miss, shake, exuviate, bewilder, fox, cast away, sink, shake off, chuck, pretermit, make, range, molt, vagabond, swan, unload, drop off, set down, fell, cast off, knock off, toss out, flatten, ramble, spill, neglect, cast aside, throw, regurgitate, wander, vomit, throw out, hurtle, put away, escape from, spew, honk, dismiss, dispose, cast out, regorge, drop, drop down, switch, discharge, upchuck, send packing, be sick, swing, discard, barf, confuse, sick, couch, bemuse, degenerate, puke

4. spill, shed, pour forth(verb)

   pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities

   "shed tears"; "spill blood"; "God shed His grace on Thee"

   Synonyms:
   molt, throw, cast off, pour forth, talk, exuviate, slough, splatter, cast, disgorge, drop, run out, moult, throw away, throw off, shake off, spill, slop

5. spill, shed, disgorge(verb)

   cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over

   "spill the beans all over the table"

   Synonyms:
   vomit, talk, splatter, upchuck, barf, cast off, be sick, molt, spill, honk, moult, puke, chuck, pour forth, throw, cast, spue, slop, purge, regorge, slough, vomit up, shake off, throw off, disgorge, throw away, run out, drop, cat, sick, spew, regurgitate, throw up, retch, exuviate

6. shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough(verb)

   cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

   "our dog sheds every Spring"

   Synonyms:
   drop, disgorge, cast, exuviate, throw, throw away, moult, slough, spill, throw off, molt, cast off, shake off, pour forth

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. shed

   Synonyms:
   emit, diffuse, cast, drop, scatter, spill, pour, throw off

   Antonyms:
   absorb, collect, assume, retain

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. shed(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   spill, effuse, pour out

2. shed(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   spread, diffuse, scatter

3. shed(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   cast, throw off, put off, lay aside, let fall

4. shed(n.)

   Synonyms:
   hut, hovel, cot, cabin

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. shed(n)

   Synonyms:
   outhouse, lean-to, shack, shanty

2. shed(v)

   Synonyms:
   diffuse, emit, radiate, spread, cast, exuviate, moult, mew, discard, doff

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "shed":

   hangar, excrete, cabin, throw, boathouse, shack, remission, cast, spilled, barn

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1. List of known nicknames for "Shed":

   Wax, René Pawlowitz, The Traveller

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How to use shed in a sentence?

1. Edward Lyman:

   In the past year, 13 large whales have been reported entangled in gear and we cut one free successfully maybe two, the second one, we weren't sure because the line didn't shed away.

2. French President Francois Hollande:

   Dear Angela, dear Mariano, rest assured ... we will find out everything and we will shed full light on the circumstances of this catastrophe.

3. Michael Bennet:

   I'm not here today to take a position or persuade any of our colleagues how to vote. I am keeping an open mind about this nomination and expect this week's hearing will shed light on Judge Gorsuch's judicial approach and views of the law.

4. Karen Kaiser:

   After careful deliberation and exhausting our other options, The Associated Press is taking the necessary legal steps to gain access to these important documents, which will shed light on actions by the State Department and former Secretary Clinton, a presumptive 2016 presidential candidate, during some of the most significant issues of our time, the press is a proxy for the people, and AP will continue its pursuit of vital information that's in the public interest through this action and future open records requests.

5. Mike Pompeo:

   Shes a non-citizen terrorist; she has no legal basis for a claim of U.S. citizenship, shes not coming back to the United States to create the risk that someday shed return to the battlefield and continue to put at risk American people, American kids, American boys and girls that were sent to help defeat ISIS -- she put them at risk, shes not a U.S.citizen, shes not coming back.

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