Synonyms of skin

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noun

ˈskin 

1

as in exterior

an outer part or layer

space-age materials used on the skin of the aircraft

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exterior
• surface
• front
• face
• shell
• outside
• top
• facade
• veneer
• facing
• appearance
• mask
• cover
• covering
• show
• disguise
• semblance
• guise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interior
• inside

2

as in pelt

the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value

hats made from beaver skins were once fashionable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pelt
• leather
• fur
• hide
• seal
• beaver
• sheep
• rabbit
• raccoon
• otter
• badger
• mink
• marten
• muskrat
• chamois
• chinchilla
• deerskin
• sable
• alligator
• pigskin
• fox
• sealskin
• sheepskin
• goatskin
• fleece
• snakeskin
• ermine
• fisher
• rawhide
• crocodile
• sharkskin
• calfskin
• kidskin
• buckskin
• lambskin
• Persian lamb
• doeskin
• karakul
• bearskin
• horsehide
• cowhide
• coonskin
• suede
• patent leather
• morocco
• kolinsky
• mouton
• cordovan

3

as in leather

the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use

calfskin gloves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leather
• coat
• hide
• pelt
• seal
• fleece
• crocodile
• fur
• alligator
• kid
• antelope
• deerskin
• chamois
• pigskin
• sheepskin
• goatskin
• snakeskin
• sharkskin
• kidskin
• calfskin
• lambskin
• buckskin
• doeskin
• morocco
• suede
• horsehide
• patent leather
• cowhide
• ostrich
• cabretta
• cordovan
• capeskin
• nubuck

skin

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verb

1

as in to peel

to remove the natural covering of

I prefer not to skin potatoes before mashing them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peel
• bark
• hull
• husk
• shell
• bare
• scale
• strip
• expose
• flay
• shuck
• pare
• denude

2

as in to sting

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

got his revenge on the dirty swindler who had skinned him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sting
• pluck
• cheat
• squeeze
• stick
• hustle
• bleed
• beat
• screw
• fleece
• stiff
• shake down
• deceive
• chisel
• do
• rip off
• swindle
• sucker
• hose
• victimize
• con
• skunk
• short
• fiddle
• ream
• defraud
• rook
• trick
• gaff
• chouse
• exploit
• mulct
• thimblerig
• bilk
• flimflam
• nobble
• shortchange
• take for a ride
• betray
• diddle
• take to the cleaners
• cozen
• milk
• euchre
• clip
• fool
• wrench
• soak
• nick
• sell a bill of goods to
• gouge
• do in
• rope (in)
• gull
• overcharge
• wring
• extort
• dupe
• bitch
• wrest
• double-cross
• bamboozle
• fast-talk

3

as in to cream

to defeat by a large margin

we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cream
• whip
• bomb
• overcome
• bury
• paste
• trim
• dust
• wax
• blow away
• smoke
• upset
• master
• top
• smother
• throw
• flatten
• beat
• annihilate
• rout
• snow under
• thrash
• take
• overwhelm
• eat alive
• shellac
• skunk
• score
• clobber
• beat the pants off
• run circles around
• worst
• destroy
• conquer
• cap
• lick
• wipe the floor with
• drub
• best
• sweep
• wallop
• better
• succeed
• exceed
• trounce
• surpass
• whop
• crush
• slaughter
• whup
• win (against)
• dispatch
• prevail (over)
• whomp
• finish
• subdue
• subjugate
• triumph (over)
• transcend
• overtop
• ace (out)
• eclipse
• tromp
• hurdle
• vanquish
• surmount
• edge (out)
• overpower
• flourish
• knock over
• excel
• overthrow
• outshine
• sink
• overbear
• outdo
• knock off
• nose out
• outstrip
• break
• overmatch
• pip
• outdistance
• outfight
• upend
• do in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skin

Noun

An exfoliant, toner, and essence hybrid, this 3-in-1 treatment makes easy work out of caring for your skin. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 29 July 2026

There is, of course, a chapter on tofu that shows readers how to treat it like both a hearty stew and an invigorating salad, among endless other treatments including an additional chapter on tofu skin. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 29 July 2026

Verb

Sanders, along with two of his daughters, skins the fish straightaway. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026

What this illustrates, though, is that nations vying for AI power understand that there’s more than one way to skin a cat. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Phrases Containing skin

• by the skin of one's teeth

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