skunked Antonyms
Strongest:
- walloped
- smoked
- snowed-under
- routed
- overcame
- whipped
- flattened
- overwhelmed
- annihilated
- thrashed
- bombed
- waxed
- clobbered
- dusted
- whapped
- topped
- upset
- trimmed
- creamed
- smothered
- shellacked
- beat
- drubbed
- skinned
- threw
- whupped
- whomped
- buried
- trounced
- whopped
- pasted
- took
- mastered
- blew-away
- tromped
Strong:
- swept
- crushed
- licked
- dispatched
- overpowered
- ran-rings-around
- capped
- wiped-the-floor-with
- finished
- slaughtered
- overmatched
- vanquished
- ran-circles-around
- subdued
- ate-alive
- scored
- bested
- surpassed
- exceeded
- succeeded
- conquered
- eclipsed
- wiped-the-ground-with
- destroyed
- beat-the-pants-off
Weak:
- overbore
- triumphed-over-
- outdid
- knocked-over
- outshone
- outdistanced
- outfought
- subjugated
- upended
- broke
- hurdled
- sunk
- did-in
- prevailed-over-
- knocked-off
- surmounted
- outshined
- nosed-out
- overthrew
- overtopped
- transcended
- aced-out-
- worsted
- sank
- outstripped
- edged-out-
- pipped
- flourished
- excelled
- won-against-
- bettered
Meaning of skunked
skunked
any of various common omnivorous black-and-white New World mammals (especially genus Mephitis) of the weasel family that have a pair of perineal glands from which a secretion of pungent and offensive odor is ejected, an obnoxious or disliked person, any of various black-and-white North American mammals related to the weasels that give off a fluid with a sharp and unpleasant smell when threatened, the fur of a skunk, cheat, defeat, to prevent entirely from scoring or succeeding, to fail to pay, a mean hateful person, to defeat completely
skunked Sentence Examples
- The skunk's pungent spray effectively skunked the intruder, leaving him with an overwhelming stench.
- Emily's attempt to feed the wild raccoon resulted in her getting skunked, much to her dismay.
- The hunter's bait failed to attract any deer, leaving him utterly skunked.
- The basketball team's undefeated streak was skunked when they lost by a humiliating margin.
- The politician's career was skunked by a scandal that ruined his reputation.
- The young inventor's first creation was such a failure that it left him totally skunked.
- The gambler went on a losing streak, leaving him financially skunked.
- The rookie detective was skunked when the criminal outsmarted him and escaped.
- The restaurant's new dish was poorly received, leaving the chef feeling dejected and skunked.
- The marathon runner's hopes of victory were skunked when he tripped and injured himself halfway through the race.
FAQs About the word skunked
any of various common omnivorous black-and-white New World mammals (especially genus Mephitis) of the weasel family that have a pair of perineal glands from whi
walloped, smoked, snowed under, routed, overcame, whipped, flattened, overwhelmed, annihilated, thrashed
lost (to),fell, failed, went down, flunked, flopped,gave up, went under, collapsed, washed out
The skunk's pungent spray effectively skunked the intruder, leaving him with an overwhelming stench.
Emily's attempt to feed the wild raccoon resulted in her getting skunked, much to her dismay.
The hunter's bait failed to attract any deer, leaving him utterly skunked.
The basketball team's undefeated streak was skunked when they lost by a humiliating margin.
