Synonyms of skunked

skunked

verb

past tense of skunk

1

as in bombed

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

• bombed
• trounced
• upset
• whipped
• clobbered
• buried
• thrashed
• smoked
• annihilated
• overcame
• creamed
• threw
• shellacked
• flattened
• walloped
• routed
• dusted
• mastered
• overwhelmed
• beat
• smothered
• waxed
• tromped
• skinned
• whomped
• pasted
• drubbed
• trimmed
• snowed under
• whupped
• whopped
• blew away
• topped
• took
• swept
• scored
• surpassed
• succeeded
• conquered
• destroyed
• exceeded
• dispatched
• bested
• licked
• ate alive
• capped
• beat the pants off
• crushed
• overmatched
• vanquished
• wiped the floor with
• subdued
• overpowered
• ran circles around
• slaughtered
• eclipsed
• finished
• worsted
• outdistanced
• prevailed (over)
• surmounted
• bettered
• subjugated
• upended
• outstripped
• won (against)
• outshone
• hurdled
• outdid
• excelled
• transcended
• knocked over
• triumphed (over)
• overtopped
• overthrew
• knocked off
• aced (out)
• outfought
• flourished
• pipped
• sank
• broke
• overbore
• edged (out)
• nosed out
• did in

2

as in defeated

to achieve a victory over

our football team consistently skunks our traditional rivals Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeated
• mastered
• overcame
• got
• beat
• took
• conquered
• dispatched
• stopped
• bested
• subdued
• licked
• overmatched
• surmounted
• got the better of
• succeeded
• worsted
• upended
• prevailed (over)
• trimmed
• won (against)
• got around
• triumphed (over)
• overwhelmed
• finished
• did down
• swept
• buried
• crushed
• trounced
• upset
• clobbered
• slaughtered
• scored
• surpassed
• thrashed
• overbore
• knocked for a loop
• annihilated
• smoked
• bombed
• creamed
• whipped
• shellacked
• flattened
• walloped
• exceeded
• routed
• excelled
• capped
• skinned
• vanquished
• blew out
• waxed
• topped
• drubbed
• overpowered
• snowed under
• pipped
• flourished
• blew away
• eclipsed
• broke
• outdistanced
• unseated
• subjugated
• bettered
• edged (out)
• transcended
• outstripped
• outshone
• nosed out
• outdid
• knocked over
• overthrew
• knocked off
• overtopped
• aced (out)
• outfought

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost (to)
• fell
• went down
• failed
• gave up
• folded
• collapsed
• washed out
• went under
• flopped
• flunked

3

as in stung

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

• stung
• cheated
• hustled
• plucked
• squeezed
• stuck
• screwed
• beat
• deceived
• hosed
• rooked
• swindled
• did
• tricked
• suckered
• euchred
• bled
• shortchanged
• victimized
• shorted
• conned
• fleeced
• gaffed
• stiffed
• skinned
• defrauded
• reamed
• diddled
• cozened
• fooled
• mulcted
• shook down
• bilked
• exploited
• flimflammed
• nobbled
• fiddled
• ripped off
• betrayed
• choused
• chiseled
• thimblerigged
• did in
• took for a ride
• wrenched
• took to the cleaners
• soaked
• sold a bill of goods to
• clipped
• extorted
• milked
• gouged
• nicked
• gulled
• duped
• wrung
• overcharged
• wrested
• bitched
• bamboozled
• double-crossed
• roped (in)
• fast-talked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of skunked

Last year as the trade deadline approached, the Giants were 54-49 before getting skunked on a six-game homestand against the New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 July 2026

That means two out of three Minnesota turkey hunters are going skunked this spring. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026