Synonyms of skewer

skewer

verb

1

as in to stab

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

let's skewer our marshmallows on these sticks and start toasting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stab
• puncture
• pierce
• stick
• jab
• pick
• impale
• spear
• spit
• lance
• poke
• peck
• pink
• transfix
• spike
• slice
• gore
• run through
• harpoon
• punch
• transpierce
• spindle
• knife
• perforate
• prick
• pike
• cut
• thrust
• riddle
• bayonet
• prong
• quill
• gimlet
• poniard
• pinprick
• dirk

2

as in to ridicule

to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter

the satirical comic strip gleefully skewers many of society's sacred cows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ridicule
• mock
• taunt
• deride
• parody
• tease
• jeer
• rag on
• laugh (at)
• make fun of
• poke fun at
• gibe
• make sport of
• scout
• shoot down
• needle
• imitate
• cock snooks (at)
• target
• harass
• torment
• disparage
• cock a snook (at)
• scorn
• scoff (at)
• bait
• rag
• satirize
• belittle
• rib
• ride
• sneer (at)
• decry
• heckle
• lampoon
• tweak
• caricature
• mimic
• quiz
• pillory
• kid
• jive
• bad-mouth
• parrot
• razz
• bug
• pester
• rally
• take off (on)
• ape
• chaff
• twit
• burlesque
• harry
• josh
• put down
• pooh-pooh
• hassle
• travesty
• barrack
• catcall

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• endorse
• commend
• applaud
• sanction

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skewer

The two candidates spent much of the night skewering each other over their respective track records. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Throughout the ceremony, Maher was honored as a champion for free expression, with humor that skewered the right and the left. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 July 2026

On their debut album, the Detroit musician skewers social-climbing scene darlings and tackles personal existential delusions over a frenetic blend of post-punk and electro-pop. — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026

Caught between two opposing cultures, drawing on a cache of letters, documents, and remembrances, Ferrer meticulously recounts the travails of one migrant family and a punitive legal system that dogged them, skewering ideals of equity and fairness. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026