Entry Word: naked

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 lacking or shed of clothing <had recurrent nightmares about being naked in public>

Synonyms bare, disrobed, nude, stripped, unclad, unclothed, undressed

Related Words denuded, peeled; raw, stark; unveiled

Near Antonyms covered, veiled; arrayed, caparisoned, decked (out), rigged (out), tricked (out); vested; decent

Antonyms appareled (or apparelled), attired, clad, clothed, dressed, garbed, invested, robed, suited

2 lacking a usual or natural covering <the winter trees were naked without their colorful fall leaves>

Synonyms bald, bare, denuded, exposed, open, peeled, stripped, uncovered

Related Words displayed, revealed; hairless, shaven; disrobed, unclad, unclothed, undressed; skinned; divested; unprotected, unsheltered

Near Antonyms mantled; overgrown, overrun, overspread; bearded, hairy

Antonyms covered

3 free from all additions or embellishment <a naked room waiting for an interior decoratorʼs inspired touch> — see plain 1