Synonyms for skin
skɪnskin

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1. skin, tegument, cutisnoun

   a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

   "your skin is the largest organ of your body"

   Synonyms:
   pelt, cutis, hide, tegument, peel

2. skinnoun

   an outer surface (usually thin)

   "the skin of an airplane"

   Synonyms:
   pelt, cutis, hide, tegument, peel

3. hide, pelt, skinnoun

   body covering of a living animal

   Synonyms:
   peel, pelt, tegument, cutis, hide, fell, fur

4. skinnoun

   a person's skin regarded as their life

   "he tried to save his skin"

   Synonyms:
   pelt, cutis, hide, tegument, peel

5. peel, skinnoun

   the rind of a fruit or vegetable

   Synonyms:
   pelt, cutis, hide, tegument, peel

6. skinverb

   a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal

   Synonyms:
   pelt, cutis, hide, tegument, peel

7. clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputterverb

   climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

   Synonyms:
   fight, beat, contend, shin, splutter, jumble, scramble, throw together, struggle, bark, spit out, sputter, pare, scrape, peel, clamber, shinny

8. skin, scrapeverb

   bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of

   "The boy skinned his knee when he fell"

   Synonyms:
   scrape up, pare, peel, shin, scramble, struggle, bark, sputter, come up, scratch, kowtow, grate, scrape, genuflect, clamber, scratch up, shinny

9. bark, skinverb

   remove the bark of a tree

   Synonyms:
   scramble, struggle, peel, clamber, pare, shin, shinny, sputter, scrape, bark

10. skin, peel, pareverb

    strip the skin off

    "pare apples"

    Synonyms:
    undress, flake off, scramble, pare down, shin, flake, struggle, unclothe, bark, peel off, sputter, pare, trim, uncase, whittle, strip down, disrobe, strip, scrape, discase, peel, clamber, shinny

Matched Categories

1. • Climb
   • Injure
   • Life
   • Rind
   • Strip
   • Surface

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. skinnoun

   Synonyms:
   hide, pelt, derm, CUTIS

2. skinnoun

   Synonyms:
   husk, hull, peel, rind

3. skinverb

   Synonyms:
   flay, excoriate

4. skinverb

   Synonyms:
   peel, pare

5. skinverb

   Synonyms:
   cover with a skin or crust

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. skinnoun

   Synonyms:
   integument, tegument, derm, epidermis, cuticle, scarfskin, true skin, dermis, derma, cutis, membrane, epithelium, ecteron, enderon, ecderon, pelt, pell, pelage, peltry, hide, kip, husk, hull, glume, (of fruit) peel, peeling, rind, paring, epicarp, pellicle, film, episperm, testa, tegmen, slough, exuviae (cast-off-skin), parchment, vellum

   Antonyms:
   pulp, flesh

   Associated words:
   dermatology, dermatologist, dermic, dermatic, dermal, cutaneous, dermatitis, dermatography, dermatoid, smegma, caul, dermatopathic, dermoplastic, dermoplasty, hypodermic, subcutaneous, dermatopathy, exuviate, exuviation, desquamate, desquamation, slough, dermatophyte, dermostosis, cuticular, epidermal, apellous, abrasion, emphractic, excoriation

2. skinverb

   Synonyms:
   flay, excoriate, pare, peel, (Slang) cheat, defraud, fleece

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "skin":

   cutaneous, dermal, epidermis, complexion, leather, shovel, ass, pelt, fur, hide, flogging, mask, flesh, skins, whipping, hag, neck, peel, skinned, pelts, floozy, kill

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1. Denise Chamberlain:

   PROMISING TREATMENT FOR VITILIGO SKIN CONDITION At one point, the Indiana woman was so fearful of leaving the house without her makeup she became depressed, even considering suicide, because she hated her looks. It made me into a person who didn't want to be noticed. That mask was everything for me.

2. Chris Cuomo:

   The way my time ended at CNN is hard, while I have a thick skin, I also have a family, for whom the past week has been extraordinarily difficult. So, right now, I have to take a step back and focus on what comes next. That means I will no longer be doing my SiriusXM radio show. I am extremely grateful for the support I have received from SiriusXM throughout my time there. I also want to express my sincere appreciation for my loyal listeners. I will miss our conversations a great deal – but I look forward to being back in touch with you all in the future.

3. Ankit Panda:

   The 28,500 US troops on the peninsula have a very real tripwire effect. In the event of a breakout of hostilities between the two Koreas, it is simply unavoidable for the US not to get involved. We have skin in the game.

4. Yael Stone:

   This is war -- and we've only got 10 years, so let's make these sacrifices, let's make these changes, let's put some skin in the game and say,' yeah, I care and this is what I'm going to do about it.' This is just the beginning from me.

5. Jason B.:

   don't judge a man by the color of his skin,but by his actinos