as in naked
lacking or shed of clothing
Picasso's paintings of nude art models
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as in nudity
the state of having no clothes on one's body
the artist painted some models in the nude
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as in nude
the state of having no clothes on one's body
actors who don't turn down roles that call for nudity
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Recent Examples of nude
Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
There also are characters straight from the David Lynch school of the bizarre, including the menacing figure who warns Ron to stop snooping around and the bearer of a disturbing story about a manufacturing job that requires being nude.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
She had been stabbed multiple times and left nude in the desert.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2025
The veil is the nudity and the sexuality.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
In it, a seemingly nude and ripped D’Angelo sings sensually while looking directly into the camera lens – a performance that set fans aflame.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
There also are characters straight from the David Lynch school of the bizarre, including the menacing figure who warns Ron to stop snooping around and the bearer of a disturbing story about a manufacturing job that requires being nude.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
In a July 29 post to the social media platform, Minniear included snaps of himself and some picturesque locations, as well as a shot of Goulding laying nude in bed with her arm, side and thigh visible but face mostly obstructed.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
She had been stabbed multiple times and left nude in the desert.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
Other app users could license these likenesses in small, trackable uses, adhering to rules set by rights holders (no nudity, for example) and paying them for each use.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2025
The veil is the nudity and the sexuality.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nude
naked
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The naked baby angel boy character with whimsical headgear comes in different forms—from regular, mini dolls to the popular Hippers, which are designed to hang from your phone or laptop with a square of adhesive tape.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
16 Oct. 2025
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Oh, perfect naked cherubs running down the trail through the trees!—
Literary Hub,
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16 Oct. 2025
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“Nude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nude. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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