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skimming

[skim-ing] / ˈskɪm ɪŋ /

NOUN

corruption

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bribery crime exploitation extortion fraud graft malfeasance nepotism

STRONG

crookedness demoralization jobbery misrepresentation payoff payola racket shadiness shuffle squeeze unscrupulousness venality

WEAK

breach of trust bribing fiddling fraudulency on the take profiteering shady deal

Antonyms

WEAK

cleanliness cleanness decency goodness honesty honor kindness pureness purification purity sterility truthfulness wholesomeness

NOUN

embezzlement

Synonyms

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fraud larceny misappropriation misuse theft

STRONG

abstraction appropriation defalcation misapplication peculation pilferage thieving

WEAK

filching pilfering purloining

Antonyms

WEAK

compensation pay reimbursement return

NOUN

graft

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bribe corruption

STRONG

gain hat juice money pay payola peculation shake share squeeze thievery

WEAK

hush money money under the table

NOUN

villainousness

Synonyms

STRONG

bestiality bribery crime crookedness demoralization depravity exploitation extortion fraud graft immorality jobbery malfeasance misrepresentation nepotism payoff payola perversion racket shadiness shuffle squeeze turpitude unscrupulousness venality vice villainy wickedness

WEAK

breach of trust bribing fiddling flagitiousness fraudulency on the take profiteering shady deal

Antonyms

STRONG

justice virtue

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Skimming fungus off expired financial products since 2008,

From MarketWatch • Nov. 23, 2025

Skimming the shelves while carrying her daughter, new mother Crystal Morales recalls her own relationship to Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

Skimming schemes started spiking in prevalence around 2022.

From New York Times • May 4, 2024

Skimming the ingredient list, you could mistake it for chicken Alfredo.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

Skimming the wave-crests he reached at last the lovely island which had become for Odysseus a hateful prison.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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