Synonyms for skeleton

Noun

1. skeleton, minimum, lower limit

usage: something reduced to its minimal form; "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"; "the bare skeleton of a novel"

2. skeleton, skeleton in the closet, skeleton in the cupboard, scandal, outrage

usage: a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet"

3. skeletal system, skeleton, frame, systema skeletale, system

usage: the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

4. skeleton, skeletal frame, frame, underframe, supporting structure

usage: the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton"