Synonyms of skunks

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noun

variants also skunk

plural of skunk

as in dogs

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

he's nothing but a dirty, rotten skunk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dogs
• snakes
• bastards
• rats
• clowns
• beasts
• hounds
• toads
• creeps
• varmints
• jerks
• pills
• vermin
• heels
• reptiles
• barbarians
• buggers
• idiots
• cads
• finks
• stinkers
• swine
• rotters
• savages
• crumbs
• sons of guns
• louses
• buzzards
• blighters
• dirtbags
• boors
• scumbags
• bleeders
• bounders
• villains
• jokers
• stinkards
• slimes
• brats
• scums
• schmucks
• cretins
• cruds
• louts
• sods
• scuzzballs
• slimeballs
• curs
• sleazes
• sleazeballs
• nuts
• sleazebags
• so-and-sos
• rat finks
• chuffs
• churls
• so-and-so's
• slobs
• pests
• morons
• wretches
• scoundrels
• cavemen
• rogues
• rascals
• brutes
• lowlives
• vulgarians
• loudmouths
• scabs
• fools
• nuisances
• lowlifes
• roughnecks
• Neanderthals
• imbeciles
• miscreants
• turkeys
• dolts
• blockheads
• boobies
• dopes
• scamps
• nerds
• nincompoops
• ninnies
• goons
• birdbrains
• snots
• snobs
• airheads
• jackasses
• dufuses
• doofuses
• dinks
• schmoes
• nitwits
• half-wits
• dorks
• dweebs
• nits
• insolents
• snips
• snoots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heroes
• gentlemen
• ladies
• role models
• angels
• heroines
• idols
• saints

skunks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of skunk

1

as in bombs

to defeat by a large margin

we ended up skunking them, as our goalie was able to prevent the other team from scoring a single goal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bombs
• masters
• whips
• creams
• skins
• dusts
• whaps
• routs
• shellacs
• buries
• drubs
• smokes
• overcomes
• whomps
• tops
• blows away
• upsets
• whops
• beats
• smothers
• trims
• whups
• throws
• snows under
• tromps
• scores
• waxes
• annihilates
• clobbers
• wallops
• thrashes
• trounces
• overwhelms
• runs rings around
• pastes
• beats the pants off
• overbears
• eats alive
• wipes the floor with
• licks
• dispatches
• flattens
• conquers
• sweeps
• runs circles around
• caps
• overmatches
• succeeds
• takes
• hurdles
• exceeds
• surpasses
• wipes the ground with
• wins (against)
• destroys
• crushes
• vanquishes
• prevails (over)
• knocks over
• subdues
• slaughters
• worsts
• edges (out)
• knocks off
• triumphs (over)
• eclipses
• bests
• overtops
• overpowers
• surmounts
• subjugates
• finishes
• noses out
• betters
• outdistances
• outfights
• transcends
• flourishes
• outdoes
• outshines
• overthrows
• excels
• aces (out)
• outstrips
• pips
• sinks
• upends
• breaks
• does in

2

as in masters

to achieve a victory over

our football team consistently skunks our traditional rivals Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masters
• defeats
• overcomes
• beats
• dispatches
• gets
• conquers
• overbears
• takes
• licks
• stops
• overmatches
• subdues
• wins (against)
• prevails (over)
• gets the better of
• worsts
• triumphs (over)
• surmounts
• bests
• trims
• gets around
• does down
• succeeds
• bombs
• scores
• knocks for a loop
• edges (out)
• slaughters
• upends
• finishes
• buries
• sweeps
• overwhelms
• creams
• crushes
• skins
• noses out
• shellacs
• drubs
• tops
• upsets
• routs
• smokes
• caps
• blows away
• blows out
• whips
• flourishes
• surpasses
• pips
• vanquishes
• exceeds
• knocks over
• snows under
• excels
• knocks off
• waxes
• annihilates
• clobbers
• wallops
• trounces
• thrashes
• outfights
• overtops
• eclipses
• overpowers
• subjugates
• betters
• outdistances
• transcends
• flattens
• unseats
• overthrows
• outdoes
• outshines
• aces (out)
• outstrips
• breaks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses (to)
• goes down
• falls
• gives up
• goes under
• fails
• collapses
• folds
• flops
• washes out
• flunks

3

as in stings

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

unwilling to let suppliers skunk him, the restaurant owner inspected every shipment before signing off on it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stings
• cheats
• hustles
• plucks
• sticks
• squeezes
• beats
• suckers
• screws
• bleeds
• shorts
• tricks
• stiffs
• fleeces
• hoses
• skins
• swindles
• cozens
• does
• fools
• rips off
• rooks
• shakes down
• deceives
• cons
• victimizes
• gaffs
• bilks
• diddles
• thimblerigs
• euchres
• exploits
• chisels
• mulcts
• chouses
• fiddles
• reams
• defrauds
• takes to the cleaners
• nobbles
• shortchanges
• flimflams
• sells a bill of goods to
• clips
• gulls
• takes for a ride
• betrays
• wrenches
• does in
• bitches
• dupes
• gouges
• milks
• extorts
• nicks
• overcharges
• soaks
• ropes (in)
• bamboozles
• wrings
• wrests
• double-crosses
• fast-talks