Synonyms of skinned

skinned 1 of 2

adjective

as in unclothed

Related Words

• unclothed
• furless
• undressed
• hairless
• unclad
• shaven
• disrobed
• divested
• unprotected
• peeled
• displayed
• naked
• stripped
• revealed
• exposed
• uncovered
• bald
• bare
• denuded
• open

Dissimilar Words

• covered
• mantled
• overgrown
• bearded
• hairy
• overrun
• overspread

skinned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of skin

1

as in peeled

to remove the natural covering of

I prefer not to skin potatoes before mashing them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peeled
• barked
• husked
• shelled
• scaled
• flayed
• hulled
• stripped
• shucked
• exposed
• bared
• denuded
• pared

2

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

got his revenge on the dirty swindler who had skinned him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheated
• plucked
• squeezed
• stung
• hustled
• screwed
• stuck
• beat
• victimized
• bled
• deceived
• fleeced
• chiseled
• reamed
• did
• tricked
• exploited
• swindled
• defrauded
• stiffed
• hosed
• gaffed
• rooked
• diddled
• shorted
• conned
• shortchanged
• cozened
• fiddled
• suckered
• bilked
• flimflammed
• ripped off
• shook down
• mulcted
• nobbled
• euchred
• betrayed
• skunked
• fooled
• choused
• thimblerigged
• clipped
• wrenched
• did in
• gouged
• took to the cleaners
• soaked
• took for a ride
• extorted
• sold a bill of goods to
• nicked
• milked
• wrung
• duped
• gulled
• overcharged
• wrested
• double-crossed
• bitched
• roped (in)
• bamboozled
• fast-talked

3

as in whipped

to defeat by a large margin

we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whipped
• flattened
• buried
• bombed
• trimmed
• creamed
• smoked
• dusted
• smothered
• thrashed
• pasted
• shellacked
• threw
• annihilated
• clobbered
• upset
• overcame
• waxed
• routed
• blew away
• beat
• trounced
• mastered
• walloped
• topped
• tromped
• whupped
• snowed under
• overwhelmed
• whomped
• whopped
• destroyed
• took
• crushed
• conquered
• swept
• ate alive
• licked
• slaughtered
• skunked
• scored
• drubbed
• succeeded
• beat the pants off
• capped
• dispatched
• wiped the floor with
• subdued
• surpassed
• subjugated
• ran circles around
• exceeded
• worsted
• vanquished
• finished
• overpowered
• surmounted
• overmatched
• bested
• won (against)
• prevailed (over)
• knocked over
• triumphed (over)
• hurdled
• eclipsed
• knocked off
• transcended
• overthrew
• upended
• aced (out)
• outshone
• bettered
• excelled
• outstripped
• overtopped
• flourished
• outdid
• outdistanced
• broke
• outfought
• sank
• edged (out)
• pipped
• nosed out
• overbore
• did in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skinned

Adjective

This dynamic complements the friendly camaraderie between Maki and Omura, the former of whom is a bubbly girl and the latter a more laidback, blue-skinned male humanoid with horns. — George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

The one-episode stint, released in 2022, has Withers starring as a biracial, light-skinned teen who should be eligible for a scholarship awarded to Black students. — Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

Mom skinned it, went to the pound to find a slightly smaller dog, and stitched the old dog’s skin over the new dog. — Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026

From there, several clusters of yams made their way into the kitchen, where they were washed and skinned, revealing the white starchy insides. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026