SKINNED Synonyms: 189 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of skinned

as in unclothed

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verb

past tense of skin

as in peeled

to remove the natural covering of I prefer not to skin potatoes before mashing them

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as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats got his revenge on the dirty swindler who had skinned him

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as in whipped

to defeat by a large margin we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament

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Recent Examples of skinned

Adjective

There were pale lime-skinned figs with lemon-yellow insides, mauve figs with strawberry insides, striped with pale-rose. — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026 At these celebrations, people parade an icon—usually a tan-skinned, dark-haired doll wearing robes and a crown, sitting atop a throne—through the community. — Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 30 June 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 See All Example Sentences for skinned

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skinned

Adjective

Out back, a small sewage-treatment plant converts bodily waste from two flanking portable toilets into purified water, which is piped into a large tank in which yet another unclothed woman, wearing a scuba mouthpiece, floats for four hours at a time.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Investigators said some female victims were found naked or partially unclothed, with evidence of severe mutilation and objects including grenades, nails and household tools inserted into their bodies.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026

Definition of unclothed

Verb

Infectious disease experts continue to recommend eating produce, especially items that can be peeled, and advise taking extra care with foods that are commonly eaten raw or difficult to wash thoroughly.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Dirt and bacteria on the skin can transfer to the flesh when the tomato is cut or peeled.

— Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 July 2026

Definition of peeled

Verb

In 2014, Russia was proven to have cheated in the Sochi Olympic Games.

— Katie Uhlaender OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Although receipt of the letter does not indicate that someone definitively cheated, an unspecified number of cases have been referred to district attorneys for prosecution, the spokesperson said.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of cheated

Verb

Most notable was his thin satin-like scarf whipped eccentrically over one shoulder, like a Milanese gentleman oozing sprezzatura, further cementing himself as one of the most glamorous soccer players of our time.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
In Tokyo, the couple had an adults-only date night at Daikoku Parking Area, where the F1 driver whipped around in a Ferrari F40 with Kardashian in the passenger seat.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026

Definition of whipped

Verb

In all, designing, building and assembling the horse involved a team of 45, not much less than the number of men on Odysseus’ ship (and roughly the same amount on board after the Cyclops and Scylla monsters had plucked off a few).

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 July 2026
Sweet and simple, these lemon motifs look plucked straight from a European grocer along the Amalfi coast.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 13 July 2026

Definition of plucked

Verb

Volunteers flattened and folded the bags, cut them into strips and tied them together to form plastic year, which was woven into durable sleeping mats using looms.

— Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
But a century later, much of the city’s original architecture is being flattened in favor of high-rises and white boxes.

— Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of flattened

Adjective

Dever said the women did not believe their coach’s intent was to record them getting undressed, but rather to spy on their discussion.

— Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2026
Zarian countered, in part, by saying that even in common areas of restrooms, people may be partially undressed, and many restrooms have gaps between stalls.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2026

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