Synonyms for shed
ʃɛdshed

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shed

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

   Antonyms:
   absorb, collect, assume, retain

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1. shedadjective

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

2. caducous, shedverb

   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, dropverb

   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 forthverb

   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, disgorgeverb

   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, sloughverb

   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

Matched Categories

1. • Move
   • Pour
   • Remove

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shedverb

   Synonyms:
   spill, effuse, pour out

2. shedverb

   Synonyms:
   spread, diffuse, scatter

3. shedverb

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

4. shednoun

   Synonyms:
   hut, hovel, cot, cabin

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. shednoun

   Synonyms:
   outhouse, lean-to, shack, shanty

2. shedverb

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Adam Schiff:

   I think we all feel it was a very productive interview today where he was able to shed light on a lot of issues that are very important to our investigation. We were able to drill down in great detail.

2. Chen Yu-jen:

   Please come up with details of the humanitarian relief at the soonest. Don't wait until people shed blood like water.

3. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   never let a politician grant you a favor or else they will want to own you forever. Stand firm, it will always be -we and dem, but we know this:- someone will have to pay for the innocent blood shed everyday.

4. Chris Hare:

   We have had a strong October jobs report and Fed Chair Janet Yellen herself referring to a December rate rise as a 'live possibility' for the first time, the coming week should shed a little more light on the prospects for tightening this year.

5. Nancy Dubuc:

   Vice Media Group is unacceptable, and Christene Barberich are grateful to all the people who bravely came forward to shed light on the situation.