skinned 1 of 2

Definition of skinnednext

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

2
3

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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 See All Example Sentences for skinned
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skinned
Adjective
  • Earlier in the day, Miller’s attorney took blame for an unclothed photo of Miller and Emily Moreno’s daughter published in a trove of documents Miller made public Sunday to support his claims of innocence.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • To ensure you don’t miss your $10 off Hotwire coupon code, keep your eyes peeled for the email that should arrive in your inbox shortly after signing up.
    Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Keep your eyes peeled for soft launch announcements on Dan’s social media pages.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Bo told Lu that if the audit produced evidence that he had been cheated, Wang should go to prison.
    Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In one case, several systems worked on a problem in parallel, one cheated outright, and the system assigned to summarize their work did not flag it.
    Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In 2017, the object flew into our solar system, whipped around the sun like a comet, and flew back out.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The blaze raged through pine forests and scrubland through the weekend, whipped by gale force winds that often prevented water-dropping planes from operating.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • On a plywood bookshelf above the twin bed sat a dozen teddy bears of varying age and quality, some patchy and furless.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The spa The on-site spa could never be a flashy, luxury spa plucked from any random resort.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Echoing his sentiment, Hinata’s hiking trails are full of nature scenes practically plucked from a storybook.
    Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • New-lease trade-outs, which measure the change in rent when a new tenant replaces a departing one, have flattened or turned negative in several markets as competition for available renters has intensified.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The singer’s fourth album inhabits a balmy medium zone of relentlessly moderate tempos and subdued vocals, where even brief moments of intriguing tension and fuzz get flattened into homogeneity.
    Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • Content created with generative AI, or gen AI, tools can include fake nude images and videos; deepfakes; and content from nudification tools and apps, which allow a user to generate a fake image that depicts people as undressed.
    Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • 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

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skinned. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

More from Merriam-Webster on skinned

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!