Definitions

skimming

[skim-ing] / ˈskɪm ɪŋ /

NOUN

corruption

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bribery crime exploitation extortion fraud graft malfeasance nepotism

STRONG

crookedness demoralization jobbery misrepresentation payoff payola racket shadiness shuffle squeeze unscrupulousness venality

WEAK

breach of trust bribing fiddling fraudulency on the take profiteering shady deal

Antonyms

WEAK

cleanliness cleanness decency goodness honesty honor kindness pureness purification purity sterility truthfulness wholesomeness

NOUN

embezzlement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fraud larceny misappropriation misuse theft

STRONG

abstraction appropriation defalcation misapplication peculation pilferage thieving

WEAK

filching pilfering purloining

Antonyms

WEAK

compensation pay reimbursement return

NOUN

graft

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bribe corruption

STRONG

gain hat juice money pay payola peculation shake share squeeze thievery

WEAK

hush money money under the table

NOUN

villainousness

Synonyms

STRONG

bestiality bribery crime crookedness demoralization depravity exploitation extortion fraud graft immorality jobbery malfeasance misrepresentation nepotism payoff payola perversion racket shadiness shuffle squeeze turpitude unscrupulousness venality vice villainy wickedness

WEAK

breach of trust bribing fiddling flagitiousness fraudulency on the take profiteering shady deal

Antonyms

STRONG

justice virtue

Example Sentences

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It’s sketched out for cynical skimming rather than deeper psychological consideration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Readers less enrapt about the details of these might find themselves skimming sections about them, or those about operating-system updates and later iMac models.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

But that is still only skimming the surface.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

And those looks are just skimming the surface.

From Salon • May 6, 2025

“I’ll put down in a clearing in the woods, if I can,” the admiral said, frantically letting air out of the balloon until they were skimming the treetops.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

skimming

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