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skimming vs stealing

stealing vs skimming

skimming and stealing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
skimming Yes No No No
stealing Yes No No No
As nouns, stealing is a hypernym of skimming; that is, stealing is a word with a broader meaning than skimming:
  • skimming: failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it
  • stealing: the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
Other hypernyms of skimming include larceny, theft, thievery, thieving.
skimming (noun) stealing (noun)
the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it avoiding detection by moving carefully
the act of brushing against while passing
reading or glancing through quickly
Difference between skimming and stealing

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