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Synonyms of skin

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Another word for skin is peel. Other synonyms of skin are hide, pelt and pericarp.

Synonyms and similar words for skin

nounThe outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.

  • peelThe skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
  • pericarpThe outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.

nounThe skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.

  • hideThe skin of an animal.
  • peltThe skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or...

nounA congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.

nounA subgroup of Australian aboriginal people.

verbTo injure the skin of.

verbTo remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.

  • flayTo strip the skin off; to skin.
  • fleece
  • flenseTo strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.
  • scalpTo remove the skin of.

Meaning of skin

  1. noun The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
  2. noun The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
  3. noun The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.

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Questions about synonyms of skin

What is another word for skin?
Skin has 15 synonyms on Word.ws, such as peel, hide, pelt and pericarp.
What does skin mean?
Skin means the outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: skin (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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