Synonyms of nakedness

nakedness

noun

as in nudity

the state of having no clothes on one's body

the sadistic guards took full advantage of the prisoner's nakedness to torment and humiliate him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nudity
• nude
• raw
• altogether
• bareness
• birthday suit
• buff
• bottomlessness
• naturism
• toplessness
• nudism

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nakedness

Chloe Webb’s performance as Nancy Spungen, the junkie girlfriend who Sid probably murdered (the role of Nancy was originally supposed to go to Courtney Love), is breathtaking in the nakedness of its emotion. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

But the figurine’s nakedness could have been more practical than erotic – to show bodily changes during pregnancy, for instance. — Anna Swartwood House, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026

Alas, a child exposed the collective delusion and the emperor’s nakedness. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026

Richie stood there in a state of shock and semi-nakedness, staring down at the remains of his former attire. — Patrick F. McManus, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2025

Though public nakedness isn’t completely gone, many of the everyday spots where Americans once encountered unclothed bodies—locker rooms, school showers, public pools, bathhouses—have either vanished or shifted away from collective nudity. — Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025

There’s the child, now grown, who sits near the bed, pretending to read but in fact is keeping restless watch; the child’s awkwardness in front of the parent’s nakedness; the fentanyl patches, for the last stations of pain. — James Wood, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025

Like John Cassavetes and Martin Scorsese, Jaglom knows how to push a scene into realms of such emotional nakedness that the viewer starts to feel like a voyeur looking in on relationships that are none of his or her business. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025

As the show concluded (after a few changes in between), the star wore this structural, iridescent latex bodysuit and winged jacket by Vex, getting closer to the nakedness of her true self. — EW.com, 31 Aug. 2025