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adjective

Definition of skinnednext
as in unclothed

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verb

past tense of skin
1
as in peeled
to remove the natural covering of I prefer not to skin potatoes before mashing them

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2
as in cheated
to rob by the use of trickery or threats got his revenge on the dirty swindler who had skinned him

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3
as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament

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Recent Examples of skinned
Adjective
In the comics, Sinestro was a former Green Lantern and mentor figure to Jordan, but the red-skinned alien flips and becomes one of Jordan’s greatest villains. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 24 July 2026 Gwinnett County Police Department The wanted individual is described as a light-skinned Hispanic male who is in his late teens to early 20s. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Verb
From there, several clusters of yams made their way into the kitchen, where they were washed and skinned, revealing the white starchy insides. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026 The animals were valued for their fur and often trapped and skinned, while logging destroyed much of their habitat. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for skinned
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skinned
  1. unclothed
  2. peeled
  3. cheated
  4. whipped
  5. furless
  6. plucked
  7. flattened
  8. undressed
Adjective
  • Earlier in the day, Miller’s attorney took blame for an unclothed photo of Miller and Emily Moreno’s daughter published in a trove of documents Miller made public Sunday to support his claims of innocence.
    — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Out back, a small sewage-treatment plant converts bodily waste from two flanking portable toilets into purified water, which is piped into a large tank in which yet another unclothed woman, wearing a scuba mouthpiece, floats for four hours at a time.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Definition of unclothed
Verb
  • Combine 3 heads of garlic, cloves separated and peeled, and 1½ cups grapeseed oil in a small ovenproof saucepan (add more oil if cloves aren’t submerged).
    — Jeremy Fox, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
  • There is no trailer yet for One Piece’s return, but since production has wrapped, keep your eyes peeled for fresh looks at what’s to come in the next few months.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of peeled
Verb
  • The rest of us just got the surface, but who could feel cheated?
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Child safety advocates and some parents have welcomed age restrictions, while privacy groups say the rules can be cheated and that forcing users to supply identification raises privacy concerns.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheated
Verb
  • Cheese foam is a smooth and slightly salty whipped foam topping popular in boba drinks.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Outside a fierce storm lashed down, wind whipped against the wood planks, thunder shook the ground, water streamed through cracks and floated into the shack.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of whipped
Adjective
  • On a plywood bookshelf above the twin bed sat a dozen teddy bears of varying age and quality, some patchy and furless.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Definition of furless
Verb
  • But for guests seeking deeper immersion in nature, the wildflower garden with more than 200 plant species looks like it was plucked straight from a fairy tale.
    — Brian Cicioni, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Muir swivel chair in oxblood velvet feels plucked out of a Hollywood Regency–style boutique hotel lobby.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of plucked
Verb
  • Cage flattened Borden with a power bomb through a table in the corner.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The area where travelers went through border control to enter or leave China has been flattened to a muddy area, according to satellite images.
    — Niranjan Shrestha, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of flattened
Adjective
  • Content created with generative AI, or gen AI, tools can include fake nude images and videos; deepfakes; and content from nudification tools and apps, which allow a user to generate a fake image that depicts people as undressed.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Dever said the women did not believe their coach’s intent was to record them getting undressed, but rather to spy on their discussion.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2026
Definition of undressed

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“Skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skinned. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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