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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skins

Noun

More than three decades later, the actress would ask the French luxury powerhouse to remove her name from the bag, after a PETA investigation exposed animal abuse in farms that supplied crocodile and alligator skins to Hermes. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026

If there are smoke issues, less time on skins, or less new oak can balance out the barbecue flavors. — Kate Dingwall, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026

The chiles are tumbled over high heat to scorch the skins, then dumped out into a box to steam. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

The unreliable supply of otter skins was destined for the fur markets of London and Leipzig. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026

Choose fresh lychee fruit that is reddish-pink (though browner skins are perfectly OK to eat as well). — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2026

For much of the 1980s, Ciccarelli had a way of getting under Savard’s and the Blackhawks’ skins. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026

In addition to mandating short hair, Rome also forbade clothing made with animal skins, even for enslaved people—another fashion associated with Germanic enemies. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

Gavin applies that standard to apple juice, walnut skins and whey. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 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