stark naked

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Synonyms of stark nakednext
: wearing no clothes at all
He was standing there stark naked.

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Enter Professor Ian Wright (Lee Pace), whom Sally and Gillian discover stark naked in his London apartment under the influence of dark magic. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026 After the creatures show up, we’re left running (stark naked) through the labyrinthine walls of Hell, as main protagonist Aiden, before being accosted by a deranged cult back in the real world. — Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 The roots looked stark naked, the ground permanently altered. — Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024 The Sonny Angel—a cute, collectible cherub figurine who is stark naked save for its colorful headwear—has exploded in popularity over the past two years thanks to social media. — Jasmine Li, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024 And at the end of the 11-person lineup is Barry Keoghan — stark naked and cheesing at the camera. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024 Bathing stark naked with strangers certainly isn’t meant for the demure and can be quite jarring for the uninitiated. — Christina Liao, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2023 The hero is stark naked and turned to the side, his entire body visible from head and shoulder down to muscular thigh. — Hazlitt, 8 Feb. 2023 Audubon woke one night to see Rafinesque standing in his bedroom, stark naked, swatting wildly at invading bats with a broken violin. — Dominique Browning, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022

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“Stark naked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stark%20naked. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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