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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
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 The big twist was always going to make or break Sugar, Apple TV’s contemporary neo-noir starring Colin Farrell as a dapper, tender, classic Hollywood–loving private investigator who happens to be a blue-skinned extraterrestrial in human disguise. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 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
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  • Travelers should also keep their eyes peeled for special flash sales, which may be shorter in length, but can be greater in savings.
    — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026
  • From there, the leathery red skin is easily peeled away (or popped out by squeezing from the opposite end) to reveal the fleshy white, glossy fruit that feels sort of like a grape without the peel.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2026
Definition of peeled
Verb
  • However, the models essentially cheated by attempting to access the open internet, thereby bypassing the isolated test environment.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 July 2026
  • In 2014, Russia was proven to have cheated in the Sochi Olympic Games.
    — Katie Uhlaender OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of cheated
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  • In 2017, the object flew into our solar system, whipped around the sun like a comet, and flew back out.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The blaze raged through pine forests and scrubland through the weekend, whipped by gale force winds that often prevented water-dropping planes from operating.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 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
  • The spa The on-site spa could never be a flashy, luxury spa plucked from any random resort.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Echoing his sentiment, Hinata’s hiking trails are full of nature scenes practically plucked from a storybook.
    — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of plucked
Verb
  • The singer’s fourth album inhabits a balmy medium zone of relentlessly moderate tempos and subdued vocals, where even brief moments of intriguing tension and fuzz get flattened into homogeneity.
    — Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
  • Aerial police footage showed some homes in residential areas were completely flattened, including a few that crumbled into a nearby river.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 July 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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