Synonyms of skewers

skewers

verb

present tense third-person singular of skewer

1

as in stabs

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabs
• punctures
• pierces
• sticks
• jabs
• picks
• impales
• pecks
• spits
• spears
• spikes
• lances
• slices
• gores
• pokes
• harpoons
• transfixes
• runs through
• punches
• transpierces
• pinks
• spindles
• perforates
• pikes
• quills
• thrusts
• pricks
• riddles
• cuts
• knifes
• bayonets
• poniards
• prongs
• gimlets
• pinpricks
• dirks

2

as in ridicules

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

• ridicules
• mocks
• parodies
• taunts
• derides
• gibes
• laughs (at)
• teases
• jeers
• pokes fun at
• makes fun of
• cocks a snook (at)
• rags on
• shoots down
• makes sport of
• scouts
• ribs
• cocks snooks (at)
• torments
• scoffs (at)
• scorns
• imitates
• targets
• disparages
• harasses
• kids
• baits
• razzes
• sneers (at)
• bad-mouths
• pillories
• belittles
• satirizes
• caricatures
• lampoons
• rides
• needles
• quizzes
• burlesques
• jives
• decries
• parrots
• heckles
• rags
• joshes
• chaffs
• pesters
• twits
• harries
• bugs
• pooh-poohs
• mimics
• rallies
• tweaks
• takes off (on)
• apes
• travesties
• catcalls
• hassles
• puts down
• barracks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• endorses
• commends
• applauds
• sanctions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skewers

Twelve years after the Central Intelligence Agency initially rejected its publication, a scathing book skewers a top-secret spying program. — Zach Dorfman, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 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

Equal parts cringe comedy and social satire, the play skewers modern romance, class anxieties and the lies people tell themselves in the name of love. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026

My review skewers the ability of the cast of six to transition into so many varied roles and dual identities. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026

From Breaking Bad to Fight Club, the misinterpretation of media that skewers the male power fantasy is well established, and the long-gestating HBO sleeper hit Industry, now in its senior season, is no exception to the literacy crisis. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Jan. 2026

Tracy’s script skewers the hollow moral language of powerful corporate elites like Stone’s character, while also probing the anger and alienation driving Teddy and Don, treating their bonkers beliefs with both satire and unsettling flashes of emotional truth. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026

Nicholson portrays a delusional stalker whom viewers will warm to, while Weaving skewers celebrity culture. — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Jan. 2026

The citizen in you laughs heartily as this film, a tragicomedy, skewers the hypocrisies and ironies of the repressed West. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025