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

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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

The woman woke up the next morning partially undressed at a home in the 11100 block of Spathis Drive in Palos hills, police said. —Todd Feurer, CBS News, 28 May 2026

Some don’t even feel comfortable using their own locker rooms, choosing to change in their cars before games rather than be forced to undress in front of boys. —Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

Noun

Below him, drunken partiers are stumbling back from a day in the unrelenting sun at the MGM Grand’s pool, many of them carrying inflatable tubes, and nearly all in various stages of undress. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026

Her fans, many sporting sheer red gloves, cat ears and varying levels of undress, were eager to be sated and reacted as if their souls were being saved within seconds of the start of each of the 23 songs Grande performed. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 June 2026

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