Synonyms of skins

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noun

plural of skin

1

as in exteriors

an outer part or layer

space-age materials used on the skin of the aircraft

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exteriors
• surfaces
• shells
• facades
• tops
• fronts
• faces
• veneers
• outsides
• coverings
• facings
• masks
• appearances
• disguises
• covers
• shows
• guises
• semblances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interiors
• insides

2

as in pelts

the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value

hats made from beaver skins were once fashionable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pelts
• leathers
• furs
• hides
• seals
• sheep
• beavers
• rabbit
• raccoon
• badgers
• deerskins
• otters
• mink
• goatskins
• sealskins
• muskrat
• marten
• sheepskins
• chamois
• sables
• lambskins
• snakeskins
• calfskins
• chinchillas
• foxes
• pigskins
• fleeces
• fishers
• bearskins
• ermines
• cowhides
• alligators
• coonskins
• crocodiles
• horsehides
• kidskins
• doeskins
• rawhides
• buckskins
• moutons
• Persian lambs
• sharkskins
• suedes
• patent leathers
• karakuls
• kolinskies
• cordovans
• moroccos

3

as in leathers

the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use

calfskin gloves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leathers
• coats
• hides
• pelts
• fleeces
• deerskins
• seals
• antelope
• goatskins
• kids
• sheepskins
• lambskins
• crocodiles
• furs
• snakeskins
• calfskins
• pigskins
• alligators
• chamois
• cowhides
• horsehides
• kidskins
• cordovans
• doeskins
• buckskins
• suedes
• patent leathers
• moroccos
• ostriches
• sharkskins
• cabrettas
• capeskins
• nubucks

skins

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verb

present tense third-person singular of skin

1

as in peels

to remove the natural covering of

I prefer not to skin potatoes before mashing them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peels
• shells
• barks
• hulls
• husks
• scales
• strips
• shucks
• flays
• exposes
• bares
• pares
• denudes

2

as in cheats

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

got his revenge on the dirty swindler who had skinned him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheats
• stings
• sticks
• plucks
• squeezes
• hustles
• beats
• screws
• fleeces
• shorts
• suckers
• bleeds
• tricks
• chisels
• shakes down
• fiddles
• does
• mulcts
• hoses
• stiffs
• rips off
• cozens
• cons
• reams
• swindles
• exploits
• skunks
• chouses
• victimizes
• deceives
• thimblerigs
• gaffs
• bilks
• clips
• defrauds
• nobbles
• rooks
• diddles
• euchres
• fools
• flimflams
• shortchanges
• takes to the cleaners
• does in
• wrenches
• betrays
• sells a bill of goods to
• nicks
• milks
• takes for a ride
• gouges
• soaks
• extorts
• dupes
• overcharges
• gulls
• wrings
• bitches
• wrests
• ropes (in)
• bamboozles
• fast-talks
• double-crosses

3

as in bombs

to defeat by a large margin

we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bombs
• whips
• masters
• tops
• pastes
• creams
• trims
• buries
• dusts
• beats
• routs
• overcomes
• smokes
• scores
• blows away
• upsets
• throws
• waxes
• flattens
• annihilates
• thrashes
• wallops
• caps
• smothers
• eats alive
• shellacs
• skunks
• beats the pants off
• clobbers
• snows under
• takes
• overwhelms
• runs circles around
• whomps
• whups
• whops
• drubs
• licks
• trounces
• crushes
• destroys
• dispatches
• wipes the floor with
• surpasses
• conquers
• overbears
• tromps
• sweeps
• exceeds
• slaughters
• hurdles
• finishes
• bests
• succeeds
• wins (against)
• prevails (over)
• subdues
• edges (out)
• overmatches
• knocks over
• betters
• subjugates
• surmounts
• pips
• overtops
• transcends
• knocks off
• eclipses
• triumphs (over)
• flourishes
• vanquishes
• noses out
• overpowers
• excels
• outshines
• sinks
• outstrips
• outfights
• overthrows
• worsts
• outdistances
• outdoes
• breaks
• aces (out)
• upends
• does in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skins

Noun

And one of the best ways to celebrate fall is by going apple picking, as crowd-pleasers like Galas and Honeycrisps begin blushing into their reddish-gold skins. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026

The majority of Da•Di Rosso (red) ferments in Tuscan terra-cotta amphorae and remains in contact with the skins for approximately three months. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2026

The skins cling like wet T-shirts to the filling beneath, with each plump bundle nearly bursting with big, discernible chunks of shrimp and ground pork. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Using an immersion blender, blend the fruit until liquefied and the skins have broken down. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Epoxy resin impregnates and binds the reinforcing layers, helping turn the separate fiber skins and honeycomb into one stiff, lightweight structure. — New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026

Its moist, steamy environment prevents browning and turns skins pale, rubbery, and unappetizing. — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 6 Sep. 2026

They were brought back through crocodile farms, which marketed the animals as tourist attractions and sought to profit from their skins for the luxury leather trade. — Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026

The herder cared for Pantoja, keeping him warm with animal skins, teaching him to milk the goats, and how to hunt rabbits with a stick. — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Verb

Onion skins to add nutrients to soil, either through compost heap or by placing scraps directly in the dirt. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 7 July 2026

Sanders, along with two of his daughters, skins the fish straightaway. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026