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Synonyms & Antonyms of skewer
1
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
- let's skewer our marshmallows on these sticks and start toasting
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2
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter
- the satirical comic strip gleefully skewers many of society's sacred cows
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- deride,
- gibe
- (or jibe),
- jeer,
- laugh (at),
- mock,
- ridicule,
- scout,
- shoot down
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The first known use of skewer was in the 15th century
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