Synonyms for skim
skɪmskim

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. skim

   Synonyms:
   brush, glide, graze, touch

   Antonyms:
   enter, penetrate

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. skimnoun

   a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

   "there was a thin skim of oil on the water"

   Synonyms:
   skimming

   Antonyms:
   fat, fatty

2. skim, skimmingadjective

   reading or glancing through quickly

   Synonyms:
   grazing, shaving, skimming

   Antonyms:
   fatty, fat

3. skim, skimmedverb

   used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed

   "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter"

   Synonyms:
   skimmed

   Antonyms:
   fat, fatty

4. plane, skimverb

   travel on the surface of water

   Synonyms:
   plane, skim over, cream, cream off, skitter, rake, scan, shave, skip, run down, skim off, glance over

   Antonyms:
   fatty, fat

5. skim over, skimverb

   move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of

   Synonyms:
   plane, skim over, cream, cream off, skitter, run down, scan, skip, rake, skim off, glance over

   Antonyms:
   fatty, fat

6. scan, skim, rake, glance over, run downverb

   examine hastily

   "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

   Synonyms:
   plane, run over, conk out, play out, scan, graze, sap, skim off, skitter, crease, run down, poop out, run out, peter out, exhaust, glance over, check out, cream, rake, cream off, read, skip, skim over, tire

   Antonyms:
   fatty, fat

7. skim, skip, skitterverb

   cause to skip over a surface

   "Skip a stone across the pond"

   Synonyms:
   plane, skip over, bound off, hop, scurry, scan, decamp, skim over, vamoose, skim off, hop-skip, run down, cut, scuttle, glance over, pass over, skitter, cream, rake, cream off, skip, scamper, jump

   Antonyms:
   fat, fatty

8. skimverb

   coat (a liquid) with a layer

   Synonyms:
   plane, skip, cream, cream off, skitter, run down, scan, rake, skim off, skim over, glance over

   Antonyms:
   fatty, fat

9. skim, skim off, cream off, creamverb

   remove from the surface

   "skim cream from the surface of milk"

   Synonyms:
   bat, clobber, scan, thrash, skim over, skim off, run down, lick, glance over, plane, skitter, drub, cream, rake, cream off, skip

   Antonyms:
   fatty, fat

10. skim, skim oververb

    read superficially

    Synonyms:
    plane, skip, cream, cream off, skitter, run down, scan, rake, skim off, skim over, glance over

    Antonyms:
    fatty, fat

Matched Categories

1. • Coat
   • Covering
   • Glide
   • Throw
   • Touch

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. skimverb

   Synonyms:
   pass lightly or superficially

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

1. List of paraphrases for "skim":

   skimmed, nonfat, non-fat, skimmed-milk

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How to use skim in a sentence?

1. Mahabharata:

   Just as the track of birds that cleave the air Is not discovered, nor yet the path of fish That skim the water, so the course of those Who do good actions is not always seen.

2. Chris Weidman:

   When I have coffee I can have regular milk not skim milk, they don’t’ want anything low-fat. Non-fat is like, not allowed.

3. Kris Charles:

   Cereal is a delicious and nutritious breakfast, numerous studies show that a cereal breakfast is associated with lower BMIs (body mass index) in both children and adults. As a matter of fact, a serving of Frosted Flakes with skim milk has just 150 calories and delivers valuable nutrients including calcium, B vitamins and iron.

4. W. S. Gilbert:

   Things are seldom what they seem, skim milk masquerades as cream.