Synonyms of skinning

skinning 1 of 2

noun

as in swindling

Related Words

• swindling
• cheating
• chiseling
• defrauding
• gouging
• extortion
• highway robbery
• fleecing
• overcharging

skinning

2 of 2

verb

present participle of skin

1

as in peeling

to remove the natural covering of

I prefer not to skin potatoes before mashing them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peeling
• barking
• scaling
• husking
• shucking
• flaying
• shelling
• stripping
• hulling
• exposing
• baring
• paring
• denuding

2

as in plucking

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

got his revenge on the dirty swindler who had skinned him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plucking
• cheating
• squeezing
• stinging
• hustling
• sticking
• beating
• screwing
• doing
• bleeding
• chiseling
• fiddling
• reaming
• gaffing
• tricking
• hosing
• swindling
• deceiving
• fleecing
• rooking
• exploiting
• defrauding
• diddling
• shorting
• victimizing
• conning
• mulcting
• suckering
• stiffing
• shaking down
• bilking
• clipping
• ripping off
• shortchanging
• cozening
• flimflamming
• fooling
• doing in
• thimblerigging
• nobbling
• chousing
• betraying
• taking for a ride
• wrenching
• euchring
• skunking
• gouging
• extorting
• milking
• taking to the cleaners
• nicking
• soaking
• selling a bill of goods to
• duping
• wringing
• wresting
• gulling
• overcharging
• bitching
• roping (in)
• bamboozling
• double-crossing
• fast-talking

3

as in whipping

to defeat by a large margin

we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whipping
• burying
• trimming
• overcoming
• bombing
• flattening
• routing
• mastering
• throwing
• pasting
• dusting
• beating
• thrashing
• annihilating
• smoking
• upsetting
• creaming
• taking
• waxing
• topping
• blowing away
• smothering
• tromping
• clobbering
• whopping
• scoring
• trouncing
• destroying
• slaughtering
• whomping
• whupping
• conquering
• walloping
• succeeding
• dispatching
• licking
• capping
• eating alive
• sweeping
• shellacking
• crushing
• running circles around
• overwhelming
• exceeding
• beating the pants off
• skunking
• drubbing
• snowing under
• surpassing
• wiping the floor with
• finishing
• subduing
• subjugating
• surmounting
• prevailing (over)
• winning (against)
• vanquishing
• hurdling
• bettering
• transcending
• triumphing (over)
• overthrowing
• besting
• upending
• excelling
• knocking over
• outdoing
• knocking off
• overpowering
• flourishing
• edging (out)
• outshining
• eclipsing
• outstripping
• breaking
• overtopping
• outdistancing
• sinking
• overmatching
• worsting
• overbearing
• acing (out)
• pipping
• doing in
• nosing out
• outfighting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skinning

Noun

The United States will compete in the relay, which starts with a section of skinning — essentially racing uphill with a free heel and climbing skins glued to the skis. — The Sports Desk, NBC news, 18 Feb. 2026

Nicknamed skimo, ski mountaineering combines uphill skiing (skinning), technical climbing (bootpacking) and downhill skiing. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026

Once the animal gets to the processor, the first thing that happens is the skinning process. — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025

That assumes your startup is developing artificial intelligence tools for cat-skinning. — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025

Verb

The general public is advised to avoid close contact with armadillos, including handling, skinning or eating. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 29 July 2026

In tight spaces where a straight driver can't complete a full rotation, that elbow geometry is the difference between finishing the job and abandoning it after hurting your wrist, skinning your knuckles, and questioning your life choices. — Omar Kardoudi march 05, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026

The sport, therefore, has a strong relationship with the military, with troops in such environments regularly skinning up mountains before skiing back down. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026

Then the athletes rip off the skins and ski a short downhill portion before returning to climbing, this time with a combination of skinning and bootpacking (dashing uphill in their ski boots, with skis secured to a backpack). — The Sports Desk, NBC news, 18 Feb. 2026

This can include field dressing, skinning, butchering into various cuts and packaging. — Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025

Otherwise known as Bloody Face, Thredson's murderous actions, including skinning victims, were motivated by his search for a mother figure after being abandoned as a child. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025

The blade is made from highly-durable, extra-sharp steel, making skinning and deboning a breeze. — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025

Candice and Glenn sent Parker and Madison to wash off their swamp smell, then did the dirty work of prepping and skinning the frogs. — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025