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nude

Q: How does the adjective 'nude' differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of nude are bald , bare , barren , and naked . While all these words mean "deprived of naturally or conventionally appropriate covering," nude applies especially to the unclothed human figure. // a nude model posing for art students

Q: In what contexts can 'bald' take the place of 'nude'?

While in some cases nearly identical to nude , bald implies actual or seeming absence of natural covering and may suggest a conspicuous bareness. // a bald mountain peak

Q: When is 'bare' a more appropriate choice than 'nude'?

While the synonyms bare and nude are close in meaning, bare implies the removal of what is additional, superfluous, ornamental, or dispensable. // an apartment with bare walls

Q: When can 'barren' be used instead of 'nude'?

The meanings of barren and nude largely overlap; however, barren often suggests aridity or impoverishment or sterility. // barren plains

Q: When would 'naked' be a good substitute for 'nude'?

The synonyms naked and nude are sometimes interchangeable, but naked suggests absence of protective or ornamental covering but may imply a state of nature, of destitution, or of defenselessness. // poor half- naked children

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Synonyms & Antonyms of nude

(Entry 1 of 2)

lacking or shed of clothing

Picasso's paintings of nude art models

Synonyms for nude

Words Related to nude

seminude,
topless

denuded,
peeled

unveiled

Phrases Synonymous with nude

Near Antonyms for nude

covered,
veiled

vested

decent

Antonyms for nude

nude

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Synonyms of nude (Entry 2 of 2)

the state of having no clothes on one's body

the artist painted some models in the nude

Synonyms for nude

Words Related to nude

toplessness

naturism,
nudism

Frequently Asked Questions About nude

How does the adjective nude differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of nude are bald, bare, barren, and naked. While all these words mean "deprived of naturally or conventionally appropriate covering," nude applies especially to the unclothed human figure.

a nude model posing for art students

In what contexts can bald take the place of nude?

While in some cases nearly identical to nude, bald implies actual or seeming absence of natural covering and may suggest a conspicuous bareness.

a bald mountain peak

When is bare a more appropriate choice than nude?

While the synonyms bare and nude are close in meaning, bare implies the removal of what is additional, superfluous, ornamental, or dispensable.

an apartment with bare walls

When can barren be used instead of nude?

The meanings of barren and nude largely overlap; however, barren often suggests aridity or impoverishment or sterility.

barren plains

When would naked be a good substitute for nude?

The synonyms naked and nude are sometimes interchangeable, but naked suggests absence of protective or ornamental covering but may imply a state of nature, of destitution, or of defenselessness.

poor half-naked children

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