Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb skim
7 senses of skim
Sense 1
plane, skim -- (travel on the surface of water)
=> glide -- (move smoothly and effortlessly)
Sense 2
skim over, skim -- (move or pass swiftly and lightly over the surface of)
=> touch -- (make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband")
Sense 3
scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down -- (examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi")
=> examine, see -- (observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country")
Sense 4
skim, skip, skitter -- (cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond")
=> throw -- (propel through the air; "throw a frisbee")
Sense 5
skim -- (coat (a liquid) with a layer)
=> coat, surface -- (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate")
Sense 6
skim, skim off, cream off, cream -- (remove from the surface; "skim cream from the surface of milk")
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")
Phrasal Verb-> skim off#2
Sense 7
skim, skim over -- (read superficially)
=> read -- (interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?")
Antonyms of adj skimmed
1 sense of skimmed
Sense 1
skim, skimmed -- (used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed; "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter")
INDIRECT (VIA nonfat) -> fatty, fat -- (containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue")
Similarity of adj skimmed
1 sense of skimmed
Sense 1
skim, skimmed -- (used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed; "yogurt made with skim milk"; "she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter")
=> nonfat (vs. fatty), fat-free, fatless -- (without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk")