Synonyms for skin

Other words for “skin”, grouped by meaning.

We found 18 synonyms for “skin”. The most common are tegument, cutis, hide, pelt, skinhead.

noun a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

noun body covering of a living animal

Synonymshidepelt

noun a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent

Synonymsskinhead

noun a person whose head is bald or shaved

noun the rind of a fruit or vegetable

Synonymspeel

verb climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

verb bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of

Synonymsscrape

verb remove the bark of a tree

Synonymsbark

verb strip the skin off

Synonymspeelpare

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University