1
as in bare
lacking a usual or natural covering
bought matching end tables of stripped pine
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2
as in naked
lacking or shed of clothing
highway construction workers, stripped to the waist, toiled away in the sweltering heat
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also stript
1
as in undressed
to remove clothing from
the nurse told the nervous mother to strip her screaming baby down to his diaper for the exam
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as in deprived
to take something away from
an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority
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Recent Examples of stripped
ABC News, 3 June 2026
Scientists used the spacecraft to investigate how solar activity stripped atmospheric particles away from the planet over billions of years.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Marc-Andre ter Stegen Ter Stegen was at the centre of a dramatic standoff with Barca last summer, with the German goalkeeper even temporarily stripped of the club captaincy.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 3 June 2026
June, which ended up being the last month of the competition, started inauspiciously when the billboard’s owners stripped the Winkie signage and cut power to the catwalk.
—Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Lawmakers this week stripped any mention of the fund from the amendment.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
Palefsky argues the model also restores something that hotels and short-term rentals have stripped out.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
The logic went that the Lebanese Shiite group – which has posed a persistent threat to Israel for 44 years – would finally succumb if stripped of its Iranian benefactor.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
In one case, students stripped a building down to the studs, framing and converting it into student apartments.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Verb
And the Education Department has stripped funding from some districts that used it to create magnet schools intended to be more diverse.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Scientists used the spacecraft to investigate how solar activity stripped atmospheric particles away from the planet over billions of years.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Marc-Andre ter Stegen Ter Stegen was at the centre of a dramatic standoff with Barca last summer, with the German goalkeeper even temporarily stripped of the club captaincy.
—Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 3 June 2026
June, which ended up being the last month of the competition, started inauspiciously when the billboard’s owners stripped the Winkie signage and cut power to the catwalk.
—Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Lawmakers this week stripped any mention of the fund from the amendment.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 2 June 2026
Palefsky argues the model also restores something that hotels and short-term rentals have stripped out.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
The logic went that the Lebanese Shiite group – which has posed a persistent threat to Israel for 44 years – would finally succumb if stripped of its Iranian benefactor.
—Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
In one case, students stripped a building down to the studs, framing and converting it into student apartments.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripped
Adjective
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Weeds love to invade bare spots.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
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First, apply the primer and strengthener onto clean, bare nails to prepare for your manicure.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Putting Rue’s apolitical faith in nationalist terms for the show’s closing image reads like one last thumbing of the nose that butts up against the season’s occasional naked sincerity.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Soon, the outline of the Milky Way could be seen by the naked eye.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The woman woke up the next morning partially undressed at a home in the 11100 block of Spathis Drive in Palos hills, police said.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Last year’s best actress winner Mikey Madison arrived in a gown by Dilara Findikoglu that seemed to capture the moment of getting undressed.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Trump’s attorneys have argued on appeal that those rulings prevented jurors from hearing critical information and deprived him of a fair opportunity to defend himself.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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As of this spring, sixteen of its newest homes — two four-bedroom houses and eight one-bedroom units in phase one — are home to people who, until recently, were experiencing homelessness in one of the UK's most beautiful and most deprived counties.—
Afdhel Aziz,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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The outer layers of the star will eventually cool and disperse, leaving a nebula of ex-stellar material surrounding the sun's core, which will then become an exposed cooling stellar remnant called a white dwarf.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The objective is to reduce exposed equity within the entity in a lawful and structured manner.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Her makeup, by artist Ernesto Casillas, featured bold brows and a smoky, dramatically lined eye with Lopez’s signature glossy nude lip.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Campbell, who is the older brother of state Attorney General Andrea Campbell, is on trial for a series charges, including rape, kidnapping, and taping women nude and without their consent.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Purchase pre-peeled garlic cloves in bulk or peel the garlic cloves yourself using the flat side of a large knife to mash them slightly and then peel off the skins.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2026
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Use pre-peeled carrots or bagged baby carrots to save prep time.—
Renu Dhar,
Southern Living,
24 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Simply place the item in an uncovered dish or a container vented with holes, and set it in humid areas like the bathroom, basement, attic, or kitchen cabinets out of reach of children and pets.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
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Eggs were stored above uncovered cilantro in the walk-in cooler and raw chicken was stored above the raw beef in the reach-in standing freezer.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 15,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Stripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripped. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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