undress

1 of 2

verb

un·​dress ən-ˈdres 

undressed; undressing; undresses

transitive verb

1

: to remove the clothes or covering of : divest, strip

2

: expose entry 1, reveal

intransitive verb

: to take off one's clothes : disrobe

undress

2 of 2

noun

1

: informal dress: such as

a

: a loose robe or dressing gown

b

: ordinary dress compare full dress

2

: the state of being undressed

Synonyms of undress

Verb

• strip
• disrobe

Examples of undress in a Sentence

Verb

She undressed and climbed into bed.

She undressed the children for bed.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

By comparison, the five other leading websites for sexualized deepfakes averaged 79 new AI undressing images hourly during the same period. —Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026

The rollout resulted in a flood of AI deepfakes undressing women and, in some instances, children. —Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 Jan. 2026

Noun

And a woman who did undress told investigators Archer did not suggest or encourage her to do it, according to reports obtained by The Republic. —Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025

Prosecutors accused him of forcing the two women to undress before robbing them at gunpoint, according to legal documents. —Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1596, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing undress

• state of undress

Rhymes for undress

• abbess
• abscess
• access
• address
• assess
• caress
• confess
• depress
• digress
• distress
• egress
• excess

Kids Definition

undress

1 of 2 verb

un·​dress ˌən-ˈdres 

: to remove the clothes or covering of : strip, disrobe

undress

2 of 2 noun

1

: ordinary dress

2

: a state of nudity