skin

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of SKIN

an outer part or layer <space-age materials used on the skin of the aircraft>

Synonyms face, outside, shell, skin, surface, veneer

Related Words facade (also façade), front, top; cover, covering, facing; appearance, disguise, guise, mask, semblance, show

Antonyms inside, interior

the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value <hats made from beaver skins were once fashionable>

Synonyms fur, leather, pelt, skin

the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use <calfskin gloves>

Synonyms hide, skin

Related Words coat, fleece, fur, pelt; alligator, antelope, buckskin, cabretta, calfskin, capeskin, chamois, cordovan, cowhide, crocodile, deerskin, doeskin, goatskin, horsehide, kid, kidskin, lambskin, morocco, ostrich, pigskin, seal, sharkskin, sheepskin, snakeskin; nubuck, patent leather, suede

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