Definitions

skin

[skin] / skɪn /

NOUN

outer covering, especially of animate being

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bark coating crust fur husk jacket membrane rind sheath surface

STRONG

carapace case casing cutis derma dermis epidermis fell film hide hull integument outside parchment peel pelt sheathing shell shuck slough tegument vellum

Antonyms

STRONGEST

core

STRONG

center inside interior middle

WEAK

body

VERB

remove outer covering

Synonyms

STRONGEST

graze pare scrape shave trim

STRONG

abrade bare bark cast decorticate excoriate exuviate flay gall hull husk peel remove rind scale scalp shed shuck slough strip

WEAK

cut off lay bare pull off

Antonyms

STRONG

cover

Example Sentences

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Or is it that the shade of his green skin makes them appear more chiseled under bright lights?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

However, a week before the transplant date in December 2025, the cancer returned to Caitlin's skin again.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The taste of seawater drying on skin after a swim.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

"And the feeling that prospects for the future are shrinking like a withering skin."

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Her shoulder blades stood out sharp and thin beneath her blue-mottled skin.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom