1
as in nude
lacking or shed of clothing
had recurrent nightmares about being naked in public
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2
as in bare
lacking a usual or natural covering
the winter trees now look so naked without their colorful fall foliage
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3
as in simple
free from all additions or embellishment
a naked room waiting for an interior decorator's inspired touch
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Recent Examples of naked
He’s posed naked on the cover of ESPN The Magazine.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
And that's about feeding the hungry and clothing the naked and welcoming the stranger and visiting the prisoner.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
One image is of four prepubescent boys, one of whom is naked, while the other images are of an approximately 4-year-old girl.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
The closest major galaxy to the Milky Way looks its best not in a telescope, but — like many objects — in binoculars, and it can even be glimpsed with the naked eye.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
And that's about feeding the hungry and clothing the naked and welcoming the stranger and visiting the prisoner.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
One image is of four prepubescent boys, one of whom is naked, while the other images are of an approximately 4-year-old girl.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
The closest major galaxy to the Milky Way looks its best not in a telescope, but — like many objects — in binoculars, and it can even be glimpsed with the naked eye.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naked
Adjective
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Johnson stayed true to the OG milk-bath-nails look, wearing an almost white shade with pinky nude undertones.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
26 Sep. 2025
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Alongside trends that make dark lipstick the star of the look, as is the case with the burgundy lipstick typical of Cherry Cola lips, brown reveals its more nude side through delicate shades such as cafe latte or beige.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Now is the time to step in and weed, dethatch, lime, fertilize, aerate, and reseed bare patches in cool-season lawns.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, her lips were left bare and untouched as if an earlier color had faded.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Don’t pull over in the roundabout Roundabouts with a single lane of traffic in each direction are fairly simple – yield to traffic in the roundabout, wait for a gap in traffic and go through, Bryson said.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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This can be as simple as bodyweight movements, resistance bands or dumbbells, focusing on compound/functional movements like squats, pushes and pulls.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The eggs are the first fossils to be reliably dated from the Qinglongshan fossil reserve, which includes three sites containing more than 3,000 eggs, the majority of which are semi-exposed and preserved in 3D, with their original shapes largely intact.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Homes with high flood risk sold for lower prices while buyers paid more for those that were less exposed.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Music industry machinations are mostly to blame; a higher supply of albums means more sales, which translates into chart performance and popularity and plain old checks to cash.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
1 Oct. 2025
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The locker rooms and antechambers behind the scenes are drab and plain.—
Richard Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The victims were shot in an uncovered sallyport at the facility, officials said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
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This design also eliminates the need for an uncovered straw hole, making the bottle completely leak-free when the lid is locked.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Then a man with a bald patch and graying stubble stepped out too.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Baker was in his late-fifties, a no-nonsense investigator with more than 35 years of experience, tall and thin with a bald head under a cowboy hat, prominent smile lines, and a steel-grip handshake.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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The parties have been in a standoff for days as Democrats, namely in the Senate, have refused to offer the necessary votes to pass a funding measure that would keep the government open beyond Tuesday.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Kates found Theo Gray II open behind the defense after a pump fake for a 45-yard touchdown pass.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Naked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naked. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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