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peel

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of peel

to remove the natural covering of

  • she peels apples with lightning speed
Synonyms of peel

bark, flay, hull, husk, shell, shuck, skin
Words Related to peel

bare, denude, expose, scale, strip

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