diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9475e3a1..faefb317 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,18 +44,18 @@ You can customize the output of the reporter yourself: [see how](https://github.
       displayFailuresSummary: true, // display summary of all failures after execution
       displaySuccessfulSpec: true,  // display each successful spec
       displayFailedSpec: true,      // display each failed spec
-      displaySkippedSpec: false,    // display each skipped spec
+      displayPendingSpec: false,    // display each pending spec
       displaySpecDuration: false,   // display each spec duration
       displaySuiteNumber: false,    // display each suite number (hierarchical)
       colors: {
         success: 'green',
         failure: 'red',
-        skipped: 'cyan'
+        pending: 'cyan'
       },
       prefixes: {
         success: '✓ ',
         failure: '✗ ',
-        skipped: '- '
+        pending: '- '
       },
       customProcessors: []
     }
diff --git a/customize-output.md b/customize-output.md
index 28a6a98e..a243b34a 100644
--- a/customize-output.md
+++ b/customize-output.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ You can then customize the following methods:
 * displaySuite(suite, log)
 * displaySuccessfulSpec(spec, log)
 * displayFailedSpec(spec, log)
-* displaySkippedSpec(spec, log)
+* displayPendingSpec(spec, log)
 
 The first argument is the jasmine object corresponding to the suite or the spec. The second argument is the log to be displayed. Those methods should return the modified log.
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ For our example:
       return getTime() + " - " + log;
     };
 
-    TimeProcessor.prototype.displaySkippedSpec = function (spec, log) {
+    TimeProcessor.prototype.displayPendingSpec = function (spec, log) {
       return getTime() + " - " + log;
     };
 
diff --git a/example/run-example.js b/example/run-example.js
index 1701a314..676be722 100644
--- a/example/run-example.js
+++ b/example/run-example.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jasmine.getEnv().addReporter(new SpecReporter({
   displayFailuresSummary: true,
   displaySuccessfulSpec: true,
   displayFailedSpec: true,
-  displaySkippedSpec: false,
+  displayPendingSpec: true,
   displaySpecDuration: false,
   displaySuiteNumber: false,
   colors: {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jasmine.getEnv().addReporter(new SpecReporter({
   prefixes: {
     success: '✓ ',
     failure: '✗ ',
-    skipped: '- '
+    pending: '- '
   },
   customProcessors: []
 }));
diff --git a/spec/custom-processor.spec.coffee b/spec/custom-processor.spec.coffee
index 3d4a3244..ec26a946 100644
--- a/spec/custom-processor.spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/custom-processor.spec.coffee
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ describe 'spec reporter', ->
   describe 'with custom processor', ->
     beforeEach ->
       @reporter = new SpecReporter
-        displaySkippedSpec: true
+        displayPendingSpec: true
         customProcessors: [TestProcessor]
         test: ' TEST'
 
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ describe 'spec reporter', ->
         .contains /failed spec TEST/
 
 
-      it 'should report skipped with custom display', ->
+      it 'should report pending with custom display', ->
         expect(new Test(@reporter,->
           @describe 'suite', ->
-            @xit 'skipped spec', ->
+            @xit 'pending spec', ->
         ).outputs)
-        .contains /skipped spec TEST/
+        .contains /pending spec TEST/
diff --git a/spec/helpers/test-processor.js b/spec/helpers/test-processor.js
index 76150393..a096b116 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/test-processor.js
+++ b/spec/helpers/test-processor.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TestProcessor.prototype.displayFailedSpec = function (spec, log) {
   return log + this.test;
 };
 
-TestProcessor.prototype.displaySkippedSpec = function (spec, log) {
+TestProcessor.prototype.displayPendingSpec = function (spec, log) {
   return log + this.test;
 };
 
diff --git a/spec/jasmine-spec-reporter.spec.coffee b/spec/jasmine-spec-reporter.spec.coffee
index 5a9263cb..50479727 100644
--- a/spec/jasmine-spec-reporter.spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/jasmine-spec-reporter.spec.coffee
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ describe 'spec reporter', ->
         .contains /✗ failed spec/
 
 
-      it 'should not report skipped', ->
+      it 'should not report pending', ->
         expect(new Test(@reporter,->
           @describe 'suite', ->
-            @xit 'skipped spec', ->
+            @xit 'pending spec', ->
         ).outputs)
-        .not.contains /skipped spec/
+        .not.contains /pending spec/
 
 
     describe 'when failed spec', ->
@@ -192,22 +192,22 @@ describe 'spec reporter', ->
         ]
 
 
-      it 'should report skipped whith success', ->
+      it 'should report pending whith success', ->
         expect(new Test(@reporter,->
           @describe 'suite', ->
             @xit 'spec', ->
         ).summary)
-        .contains 'Executed 0 of 1 spec SUCCESS (skipped 1) in {time}.'
+        .contains 'Executed 0 of 1 spec SUCCESS (1 PENDING) in {time}.'
 
 
-      it 'should report skipped whith failure', ->
+      it 'should report pending with failure', ->
         expect(new Test(@reporter,->
           @describe 'suite', ->
             @xit 'spec', ->
             @it 'spec', ->
               @failed()
         ).summary)
-        .toContain 'Executed 1 of 2 specs (1 FAILED) (skipped 1) in {time}.'
+        .toContain 'Executed 1 of 2 specs (1 FAILED) (1 PENDING) in {time}.'
 
 
   describe 'with stacktrace enabled', ->
@@ -352,17 +352,17 @@ describe 'spec reporter', ->
         expect(outputs).not.contains /failed spec/
 
 
-  describe 'with skipped spec enabled', ->
+  describe 'with pending spec enabled', ->
     beforeEach ->
-      @reporter = new SpecReporter({displaySkippedSpec: true})
+      @reporter = new SpecReporter({displayPendingSpec: true})
 
     describe 'when spec', ->
-      it 'should report skipped', ->
+      it 'should report pending', ->
         expect(new Test(@reporter,->
           @describe 'suite', ->
-            @xit 'skipped spec', ->
+            @xit 'pending spec', ->
         ).outputs)
-        .contains /- skipped spec/
+        .contains /- pending spec/
 
 
   describe 'with spec duration enabled', ->
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ describe 'spec reporter', ->
 
   describe 'with prefixes set to empty strings', ->
     beforeEach ->
-      @reporter = new SpecReporter({displaySkippedSpec: true, prefixes: {success: '', failure: '', skipped: ''}})
+      @reporter = new SpecReporter({displayPendingSpec: true, prefixes: {success: '', failure: '', pending: ''}})
  
     describe 'when spec', ->
       it 'should report success', ->
@@ -411,17 +411,17 @@ describe 'spec reporter', ->
         .not.contains /✗/
 
 
-      it 'should report skipped', ->
+      it 'should report pending', ->
         expect(new Test(@reporter,->
           @describe 'suite', ->
-            @xit 'skipped spec', ->
+            @xit 'pending spec', ->
         ).outputs)
         .not.contains /-/
 
 
   describe 'with prefixes set to valid strings', ->
     beforeEach ->
-      @reporter = new SpecReporter({displaySkippedSpec: true, prefixes: {success: 'Pass ', failure: 'Fail ', skipped: 'Skip '}})
+      @reporter = new SpecReporter({displayPendingSpec: true, prefixes: {success: 'Pass ', failure: 'Fail ', pending: 'Skip '}})
 
     describe 'when spec', ->
       it 'should report success', ->
@@ -442,9 +442,9 @@ describe 'spec reporter', ->
         .not.contains /✗/
 
 
-      it 'should report skipped', ->
+      it 'should report pending', ->
         expect(new Test(@reporter,->
           @describe 'suite', ->
-            @xit 'skipped spec', ->
+            @xit 'pending spec', ->
         ).outputs)
         .not.contains /-/
diff --git a/src/display-processor.js b/src/display-processor.js
index eb0d9593..58cbab9f 100644
--- a/src/display-processor.js
+++ b/src/display-processor.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DisplayProcessor.prototype.displayFailedSpec = function (spec, log) {
   return log;
 };
 
-DisplayProcessor.prototype.displaySkippedSpec = function (spec, log) {
+DisplayProcessor.prototype.displayPendingSpec = function (spec, log) {
   return log;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/jasmine-spec-reporter.js b/src/jasmine-spec-reporter.js
index e0a6ab92..12c6605b 100644
--- a/src/jasmine-spec-reporter.js
+++ b/src/jasmine-spec-reporter.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function initColors(options) {
   colors.setTheme({
     success: options.colors && options.colors.success ? options.colors.success : 'green',
     failure: options.colors && options.colors.failure ? options.colors.failure : 'red',
-    skipped: options.colors && options.colors.skipped ? options.colors.skipped : 'cyan'
+    pending: options.colors && options.colors.pending ? options.colors.pending : 'cyan'
   });
 }
 
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ SpecReporter.prototype = {
   specDone: function (spec) {
     this.metrics.stopSpec(spec);
     if (spec.status == 'pending') {
-      this.metrics.skippedSpecs++;
-      this.display.skipped(spec);
+      this.metrics.pendingSpecs++;
+      this.display.pending(spec);
     } else if (spec.status == 'passed') {
       this.metrics.successfulSpecs++;
       this.display.successful(spec);
diff --git a/src/processors/default-processor.js b/src/processors/default-processor.js
index 2b2425c8..ff1b4286 100644
--- a/src/processors/default-processor.js
+++ b/src/processors/default-processor.js
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ function displaySpecDescription(spec) {
 
 DefaultProcessor.prototype.displaySuccessfulSpec  = displaySpecDescription;
 DefaultProcessor.prototype.displayFailedSpec      = displaySpecDescription;
-DefaultProcessor.prototype.displaySkippedSpec     = displaySpecDescription;
+DefaultProcessor.prototype.displayPendingSpec     = displaySpecDescription;
 
 module.exports = DefaultProcessor;
diff --git a/src/processors/spec-colors-processor.js b/src/processors/spec-colors-processor.js
index 9bc68e93..fa5715c7 100644
--- a/src/processors/spec-colors-processor.js
+++ b/src/processors/spec-colors-processor.js
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ SpecColorsProcessor.prototype.displayFailedSpec = function (spec, log) {
   return log.failure;
 };
 
-SpecColorsProcessor.prototype.displaySkippedSpec = function (spec, log) {
-  return log.skipped;
+SpecColorsProcessor.prototype.displayPendingSpec = function (spec, log) {
+  return log.pending;
 };
 
 module.exports = SpecColorsProcessor;
diff --git a/src/processors/spec-prefixes-processor.js b/src/processors/spec-prefixes-processor.js
index a349cc34..5edec212 100644
--- a/src/processors/spec-prefixes-processor.js
+++ b/src/processors/spec-prefixes-processor.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ function SpecPrefixesProcessor(prefixes) {
   this.prefixes = {
     success: prefixes && prefixes.success !== undefined ? prefixes.success : '✓ ',
     failure: prefixes && prefixes.failure !== undefined ? prefixes.failure : '✗ ',
-    skipped: prefixes && prefixes.skipped !== undefined ? prefixes.skipped : '- '
+    pending: prefixes && prefixes.pending !== undefined ? prefixes.pending : '- '
   }
 }
 
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ SpecPrefixesProcessor.prototype.displayFailedSpec = function (spec, log) {
   return this.prefixes.failure + log;
 };
 
-SpecPrefixesProcessor.prototype.displaySkippedSpec = function (spec, log) {
-  return this.prefixes.skipped + log;
+SpecPrefixesProcessor.prototype.displayPendingSpec = function (spec, log) {
+  return this.prefixes.pending + log;
 };
 
 module.exports = SpecPrefixesProcessor;
diff --git a/src/spec-display.js b/src/spec-display.js
index dd048cf0..c219674a 100644
--- a/src/spec-display.js
+++ b/src/spec-display.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var SpecDisplay = function (options, displayProcessors) {
   this.displayFailuresSummary = options.displayFailuresSummary !== false;
   this.displaySuccessfulSpec = options.displaySuccessfulSpec !== false;
   this.displayFailedSpec = options.displayFailedSpec !== false;
-  this.displaySkippedSpec = options.displaySkippedSpec || false;
+  this.displayPendingSpec = options.displayPendingSpec || false;
   this.displayWithoutColors = options.colors === false;
   this.displayProcessors = displayProcessors;
 };
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ SpecDisplay.prototype = {
     var execution = 'Executed ' + metrics.executedSpecs + ' of ' + metrics.totalSpecs + (metrics.totalSpecs === 1 ? ' spec ' : ' specs ');
     var successful = (metrics.failedSpecs == 0) ? 'SUCCESS ' : '';
     var failed = (metrics.failedSpecs > 0) ? '(' + metrics.failedSpecs + ' FAILED) ' : '';
-    var skipped = (metrics.skippedSpecs > 0) ? '(skipped ' + metrics.skippedSpecs + ') ' : '';
+    var pending = (metrics.pendingSpecs > 0) ? '(' + metrics.pendingSpecs + ' PENDING) ' : '';
     var duration = 'in ' + metrics.duration + '.';
 
     this.resetIndent();
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ SpecDisplay.prototype = {
     if (this.displayFailuresSummary && metrics.failedSpecs > 0) {
       this.failuresSummary();
     }
-    this.log(execution + successful.success + failed.failure + skipped + duration);
+    this.log(execution + successful.success + failed.failure + pending.pending + duration);
   },
 
   failuresSummary: function () {
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ SpecDisplay.prototype = {
     }
   },
 
-  skipped: function (spec) {
-    if (this.displaySkippedSpec) {
+  pending: function (spec) {
+    if (this.displayPendingSpec) {
       this.ensureSuiteDisplayed(spec);
       var log = null;
       this.displayProcessors.forEach(function (displayProcessor) {
-        log = displayProcessor.displaySkippedSpec(spec, log);
+        log = displayProcessor.displayPendingSpec(spec, log);
       });
       this.log(log);
     }
diff --git a/src/spec-metrics.js b/src/spec-metrics.js
index 9066e383..7e29f87c 100644
--- a/src/spec-metrics.js
+++ b/src/spec-metrics.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var SpecMetrics = function () {
   this.duration = null;
   this.successfulSpecs = 0;
   this.failedSpecs = 0;
-  this.skippedSpecs = 0;
+  this.pendingSpecs = 0;
   this.executedSpecs = 0;
   this.totalSpecs = 0;
 };
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SpecMetrics.prototype = {
 
   stop: function () {
     this.duration = this.formatDuration((new Date()).getTime() - this.startTime);
-    this.totalSpecs = this.failedSpecs + this.successfulSpecs + this.skippedSpecs;
+    this.totalSpecs = this.failedSpecs + this.successfulSpecs + this.pendingSpecs;
     this.executedSpecs = this.failedSpecs + this.successfulSpecs;
   },