Skims Synonyms and Antonyms

Light and momentary contact with another person or thing
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. grazes
  2. flicks
  3. brushes
Examine hastily
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. scans
  2. rakes
  3. thumbs
  4. riffles
  5. browses
  6. leafs
Look through cursorily
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. sails
  2. fly
  3. shoots
  4. floats
  5. darts
  6. soars
Antonyms:
  1. pours
To make light and momentary contact with, as in passing
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. shaves
  2. kisses
  3. grazes
  4. flicks
  5. brushes
To glide or pass quickly and lightly over or along (a surface).
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. brushes

Words Related to Skims

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Skims Sentence Examples

  • Choose a dress that skims the line of your body.

  • An A-Line dress skims the hips and widens at the bottom.

  • The key is to find a form-fitting shape that skims, not strangles, the body.

  • Do show them off by choosing a fabric that hugs the body (like a jersey fabric) or one that gently skims the body (like cotton, or a nylon blend).

  • Pay attention to the way the dress skims your curves; does it feel tight around wide hips, does it accentuate large thighs, does it highlight a bulging belly?

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