sloughed
Discarded old skin
Sloughed is the past tense of slough, meaning to shed or cast off something, typically dead tissue, skin, or an outer layer.
A snake sloughs its skin; a wound sloughs dead cells as it heals.
The figurative extension applies to discarding anything unwanted or burdensome: She sloughed off her old habits when she moved to the city.
The word rhymes with "stuffed" when referring to shedding, though the noun slough (a swamp) has different pronunciations.
Cast off naturally
- exuviateShed external covering
- moltShed outer covering
- moultPeriodic shedding of covering
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
carapace · chitin · skin · scales · feathers · husk · shell · castoff
Restore by regrowing
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- transformChange completely in form
- shedCast off naturally
- outgrowExceed in size
emerge · renew · rejuvenate · metamorphose · transcend · evolve · leave behind · start fresh
shed
Cast off naturally
exoskeleton · carapace · chitin · skin · scales · feathers · husk · shell · castoff · peeling
regenerate
Restore by regrowing
outgrow · emerge · renew · rejuvenate · metamorphose · transcend · evolve · leave behind · start fresh
shed
Cast off naturally
jettison · abandon · ditch · dump · toss · eliminate · purge · remove · divest · rid
peel
Outer fruit layer
buff · pumice · dead skin · epidermis · keratin · callus · scaly · dermal · excoriate · friction
sloughedretained
Continued to hold
kept · held · preserved · maintained · clung to
sloughedregenerated
Restored after damage
renewed · restored · nourished · moisturized · hydrated