Synonyms of skunk

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noun

ˈskəŋk 

as in dog

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

he's nothing but a dirty, rotten skunk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dog
• bastard
• clown
• jerk
• rat
• snake
• joker
• beast
• toad
• varmint
• brute
• creep
• idiot
• vermin
• swine
• reptile
• louse
• moron
• brat
• stinker
• buzzard
• heel
• bugger
• hound
• villain
• nuisance
• pill
• slime
• rotter
• scum
• boor
• blighter
• sod
• so-and-so
• fool
• cur
• scumbag
• son of a gun
• fink
• bleeder
• schmuck
• lout
• cad
• cretin
• bounder
• dirtbag
• crud
• scuzzball
• slob
• barbarian
• sleaze
• slimeball
• crumb
• stinkard
• savage
• sleazeball
• sleazebag
• churl
• chuff
• nerd
• rat fink
• rogue
• rascal
• wretch
• caveman
• scoundrel
• pest
• scab
• Neanderthal
• loudmouth
• turkey
• lowlife
• booby
• miscreant
• dope
• vulgarian
• scamp
• imbecile
• jackass
• blockhead
• dolt
• roughneck
• snot
• goon
• nincompoop
• ninny
• airhead
• dink
• snob
• nitwit
• nut
• doofus
• insolent
• dork
• schmo
• snoot
• nit
• birdbrain
• schmoe
• snip
• half-wit
• dweeb

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hero
• gentleman
• lady
• heroine
• idol
• saint
• angel
• role model

skunk

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verb

1

as in to bomb

to defeat by a large margin

we ended up skunking them, as our goalie was able to prevent the other team from scoring a single goal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bomb
• smoke
• overcome
• whip
• cream
• skin
• bury
• dust
• master
• snow under
• blow away
• throw
• wax
• trim
• upset
• rout
• smother
• wallop
• beat
• thrash
• annihilate
• paste
• top
• shellac
• clobber
• whup
• trounce
• whap
• flatten
• eat alive
• overwhelm
• drub
• beat the pants off
• worst
• take
• run circles around
• whop
• run rings around
• sweep
• whomp
• tromp
• wipe the floor with
• score
• succeed
• cap
• conquer
• best
• lick
• destroy
• dispatch
• better
• wipe the ground with
• surpass
• crush
• slaughter
• exceed
• prevail (over)
• triumph (over)
• win (against)
• subdue
• hurdle
• vanquish
• finish
• overbear
• overtop
• eclipse
• knock over
• overthrow
• overpower
• surmount
• knock off
• subjugate
• edge (out)
• ace (out)
• flourish
• outdo
• overmatch
• transcend
• outshine
• outfight
• outdistance
• pip
• nose out
• upend
• excel
• sink
• outstrip
• break
• do in

2

as in to defeat

to achieve a victory over

our football team consistently skunks our traditional rivals Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeat
• master
• overcome
• worst
• beat
• best
• get
• take
• dispatch
• conquer
• stop
• lick
• subdue
• prevail (over)
• get the better of
• triumph (over)
• do down
• trim
• win (against)
• get around
• surmount
• overbear
• overmatch
• succeed
• finish
• upend
• slaughter
• bury
• smoke
• knock for a loop
• skin
• bomb
• cream
• sweep
• crush
• better
• blow out
• snow under
• overwhelm
• blow away
• edge (out)
• upset
• whip
• shellac
• wax
• nose out
• score
• cap
• wallop
• rout
• flourish
• pip
• drub
• thrash
• annihilate
• top
• clobber
• surpass
• trounce
• vanquish
• exceed
• knock over
• overthrow
• overtop
• flatten
• overpower
• eclipse
• excel
• knock off
• outfight
• subjugate
• break
• ace (out)
• outdo
• unseat
• transcend
• outshine
• outdistance
• outstrip

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose (to)
• go down
• fall
• give up
• fail
• go under
• fold
• collapse
• wash out
• flunk
• flop

3

as in to sting

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

unwilling to let suppliers skunk him, the restaurant owner inspected every shipment before signing off on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sting
• cheat
• squeeze
• pluck
• hustle
• stick
• beat
• screw
• hose
• skin
• sucker
• fleece
• bleed
• shake down
• swindle
• euchre
• rip off
• stiff
• do
• trick
• deceive
• rook
• short
• fiddle
• victimize
• gaff
• con
• thimblerig
• ream
• chisel
• chouse
• fool
• mulct
• diddle
• nobble
• take to the cleaners
• flimflam
• take for a ride
• defraud
• bilk
• exploit
• cozen
• shortchange
• wrench
• clip
• milk
• gull
• nick
• sell a bill of goods to
• betray
• bitch
• rope (in)
• do in
• dupe
• extort
• soak
• gouge
• wring
• overcharge
• double-cross
• wrest
• bamboozle
• fast-talk

Examples of skunk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Most rabies cases in Colorado are in skunks or bats, although a handful involve other mammals. —Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 14 June 2024

Cicada predators include foxes, skunks, squirrels, raccoons and possums. —Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 22 May 2024

Verb

There’s nothing worse than getting skunked and then stuck in the marsh with no cell service. —Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 4 Nov. 2020

That means two out of three Minnesota turkey hunters are going skunked this spring. —Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 21 Apr. 2022