Synonyms of strip

strip 1 of 2

noun

1

as in ribbon

a long narrow piece of material

now tear the paper into strips and fold them up carefully

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ribbon
• tape
• list
• bandage
• slip
• binding
• strap
• belt
• slat
• band
• swath
• swatch
• girth

2

as in cartoon

a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story

a cartoonist who uses his daily strip to make his political points

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cartoon
• comic strip
• comic
• funny
• animation
• graphic novel
• comic book
• animated cartoon
• caricature
• funny paper(s)

strip

2 of 2

verb

ˈstrip 

1

as in to undress

to remove clothing from

the nurse told the nervous mother to strip her screaming baby down to his diaper for the exam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undress
• disrobe
• unclothe
• expose
• bare
• denude
• peel
• bark
• uncover
• skin
• divest
• unveil
• undrape
• flay

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gown
• cover
• array
• dress
• garment
• deck
• costume
• apparel
• vest
• dress
• rig (out)
• clothe
• invest
• feather
• robe
• cloak
• drape
• furnish
• attire
• garb
• mantle
• caparison
• equip
• swathe
• outfit
• swaddle
• accoutre

2

as in to deprive

to take something away from

an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deprive
• divest
• denude
• bereave
• abate
• clean (out)
• defraud
• cheat
• shortchange
• bankrupt
• impoverish
• disfurnish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of strip

Noun

Adidas’s 1994 Predator added strips of rubber on the shoe’s toe, which provided extra grip that the company and players say translated to bigger, curvier bends on the ball. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

The restaurant took over a strip-mall spot that formerly housed a Subway sandwich shop. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026

Verb

Research in Frontiers in Oral Health found that using it twice daily can strip out the nitrate-reducing bacteria the body relies on for healthy blood pressure regulation. — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

But those cells were bacteria stripped of all but the bare minimum of genes — they weren’t built from the ground up. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026

Phrases Containing strip

• comic strip