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

The plague victims likely hunted, skinned and butchered marmots for their meat and fur, which would have exposed members of the community to the bacteria, Macleod said. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026

With its distinctive, hornlike snout and protrudable jaws, the pink-skinned living fossil is the only surviving representative of a family lineage that dates back nearly 125 million years. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 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

But, in market, each one is skinned differently and matched with unique-to-OEM services. — Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025