disrobed 1 of 2

adjective

as in naked
lacking or shed of clothing a statue of a partially disrobed woman

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disrobed

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verb

past tense of disrobe
as in undressed
to remove clothing from the doctor instructed the patient to disrobe himself before the examination

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Recent Examples of disrobed
Verb
Even Harbour’s physicality — the actor has put on weight and spends much of the show in ill-fitting attire or partially disrobed — is meant to elicit more than one response. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026 This was where life had disrobed. — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026 The retooling emperor has been disrobed and rightly ridiculed by those far enough removed from the halls of power to speak plainly, the truth now apparent for all to see. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 In the basement, officers found Bridgeman in a grisly state, wearing the clothes from the party but partially disrobed, with a piece of concrete in her mouth. — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrobed
  1. naked
  2. undressed
  3. nude
  4. stripped
Adjective
  • The first thing that struck me was how large the eclipsed sun appeared to the naked eye.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The difference between our naked eyes and a telescope is that a telescope collects far more light than our eyes, enabling it to capture much smaller and fainter objects.
    — Elijah Tan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of naked
Verb
  • Dever said the women did not believe their coach’s intent was to record them getting undressed, but rather to spy on their discussion.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of undressed
Adjective
  • Everything breaks, guns go off, an illusionist loses his clothes and jumps fully nude into the crowd — all within the first five minutes.
    — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The natural nail color still shines through, while a subtle rosy or nude-colored veil creates a polished, glossy effect.
    — Paula Oelbaum, Glamour, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of nude
Verb
  • But before the developers can build the swank tower, part of the site needed to be stripped of its historic landmark status.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
  • That combination, just like QIH, suppressed neuronal firing and stripped out a comparable share of synapses, but the mice came out of it with impaired fear memory.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of stripped

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“Disrobed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrobed. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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