slough - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)

Synonyms

• slough

More generic

• cover
• covering
• natural covering

Noun

a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)

Synonyms

• slough

More generic

• swamp
• swampland

Noun

a hollow filled with mud

Synonyms

• slough

More generic

• bog
• peat bog

Noun

necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

Synonyms

• gangrene
• slough
• sphacelus

More generic

• pathology

More specific

• clostridial myonecrosis
• cold gangrene
• dry gangrene
• emphysematous gangrene
• emphysematous phlegmon
• gangrenous emphysema
• gas gangrene
• gas phlegmon
• mumification necrosis
• mummification
• progressive emphysematous necrosis

Verb

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

Synonyms

• exuviate
• molt
• moult
• shed
• slough

More generic

• cast
• cast off
• drop
• shake off
• shed
• throw
• throw away
• throw off

More specific

• desquamate
• peel off

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