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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
  • Prosecutors said the woman was found Sunday naked and malnourished on a mat in the attic of a multifamily home on Summer Street.
    — Oscar Margain, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Thai singer stunned in a bright red lingerie naked dress that bared her underwear.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of naked
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  • Jordende Pierre, 29, was arrested Thursday in Malden, Massachusetts, after the woman was found earlier this month in the attic of an apartment building, undressed on a mat and lying near a bucket of urine, according to CNN affiliates WCVB and WFXT.
    — Alex Stambaugh, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of undressed
Adjective
  • Makeup was kept light and fresh, topped off with a nude lip, while her hair was parted down the middle, styled in face-framing waves.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The circumstances of his departure — the years of Chinese contacts, the nude pictures at the Fed — were not made public.
    — Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of nude
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  • With the sentence stripped down to subject, moment and outcome, teams can go looking in places that have nothing to do with their product.
    — Duncan Wardle, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Councilmember Joe Zamora, who had served as the city’s mayor, was stripped of that title at Tuesday’s City Council meeting — a move multiple sources told The Times was allegedly motivated, at least in part, by his support for Valladares.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
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“Disrobed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disrobed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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