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

In the comics, Sinestro was a former Green Lantern and mentor figure to Jordan, but the red-skinned alien flips and becomes one of Jordan’s greatest villains. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 July 2026

Gwinnett County Police Department The wanted individual is described as a light-skinned Hispanic male who is in his late teens to early 20s. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Verb

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

The animals were valued for their fur and often trapped and skinned, while logging destroyed much of their habitat. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026