Slough Synonyms

slo͝o, slou
A usually low-lying area of soft waterlogged ground and standing water
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bog
  2. quagmire
  3. swamp
  4. marsh
  5. fen
  6. marshland
  7. mire
  8. morass
  9. gangrene
  10. muskeg
  11. quag
  12. swampland
  13. wetland
  14. sphacelus
To cast off by a natural process
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. molt
  2. shed
  3. exuviate
  4. throw off
  5. moult

Words Related to Slough

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. dry
  2. put-on
  3. woking
  4. bracknell
  5. stevenage
  6. maidenhead
  7. basingstoke
  8. croydon
  9. stockport
  10. redhill
  11. basildon
  12. guildford

Slough Sentence Examples

  • Many of them fell into the slough of pauperism, and were saved from starvation by public doles.

  • I am surprised you do not want to lift yourself out of this slough of religious ignorance and whimsy.

  • This will slough off over 7-10 days. The outer layer will then have healed sufficiently to make a healthy anastomosis.

  • Last month the Internet booksellers Amazon decided to relocate their European customer service operation from Slough to Ireland.

  • Under normal conditions, the cells in the intestinal tract lining slough off very rapidly.

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