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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skinned

Adjective

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

The big twist was always going to make or break Sugar, Apple TV’s contemporary neo-noir starring Colin Farrell as a dapper, tender, classic Hollywood–loving private investigator who happens to be a blue-skinned extraterrestrial in human disguise. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Verb

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

Once skinned, the animal will hang in a walk-in cooler overnight. — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025