Synonyms for peel off

Synonyms for (verb) peel off

Synonyms: peel off, desquamate

Definition: peel off in scales

Usage: dry skin desquamates

Similar words: slough, shed, exuviate, molt, moult

Definition: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

Usage: our dog sheds every Spring


Synonyms: peel off

Definition: take off, as with some difficulty

Usage: He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt

Similar words: take off

Definition: remove clothes

Usage: take off your shirt--it's very hot in here


Synonyms: peel, peel off, flake, flake off

Definition: come off in flakes or thin small pieces

Usage: The paint in my house is peeling off

Similar words: break away, break off, come off, chip, chip off

Definition: break off (a piece from a whole)

Usage: Her tooth chipped


Synonyms: peel off

Definition: peel off the outer layer of something

Similar words: pare, peel, skin

Definition: strip the skin off

Usage: pare apples


Synonyms: peel off

Definition: leave a formation

Similar words: curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, veer, trend, swerve

Definition: turn sharply; change direction abruptly

Usage: The car cut to the left at the intersection; The motorbike veered to the right


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