chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for starkers
Adjective
  • Just a few hours later, Dakota Johnson served up another naked dress inspiration at the Kering Foundation's Caring for Women dinner in New York City.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Bortle scale is a numerical scale that ranges from one to nine, with one being an excellent dark sky site with no light pollution and nine being an area with considerable light pollution and many night sky objects invisible to the naked eye.
    Harry Bennett, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • To finish off the look, Johnson wore a bombshell-esque updo reminiscent of the Pamela (but accommodating her signature blunt bangs), an uncharacteristic smoky eye, and a nude lip.
    Glamour, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The actress wore nude underwear underneath, and black strappy heels.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Starkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starkers. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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