Synonyms for shake off
shake off

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1. shake off

   Synonyms:
   drop, fall under, give up, let go, throw down, throw off

   Antonyms:
   bear, bring, carry, convey, lift, move, remove, sustain, take, transmit, transport

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1. shake, shake off, throw off, escape fromverb

   get rid of

   "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"

   Synonyms:
   throw, cast off, drop, shake up, escape from, agitate, judder, sway, cast, shake, stir, rock, throw away, throw off, didder, stimulate, excite, shed

2. 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, shed, fox, cast away, sink, 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

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1. Frederick The Great:

   The greatest and noblest pleasure which men can have in this world is to discover new truths; and the next is to shake off old prejudices.

2. Rachel Reeves:

   I urge Alok Sharma, as the new Secretary of State, to shake off the government's vague commitment to audit reform.

3. Bruce McCain:

   As we saw with the clearly disappointing jobs report, even some bad news is not enough to shake off the positive feeling that has been driving prices higher.

4. Terry Pratchett, "Small Gods" (1992):

   Gravity is a habit that is hard to shake off.

5. Rickie Fowler:

   It's always nice to get out and make some birdies early, shake off some rust.