STRIPPED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

stripped 1 of 2

adjective

as in bare

lacking a usual or natural covering bought matching end tables of stripped pine

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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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stripped

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verb

variants also stript

past tense of strip

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

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While Palestinians with Israeli citizenship have been stripped of citizenship and deported to the West Bank or Gaza, no Jewish Israeli citizen has ever had their citizenship revoked. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 Higher ticket items are more likely to be resold, partially recycled or stripped for their materials such as gemstones. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 Yzerman’s fate is settled, and while Larkin remains with the team, the team formally stripped him of the captaincy to begin the season. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Cleansing should be the foundation of your body-care routine, but the goal is to clean and condition skin rather than leave it feeling stripped. — Ellie Beeck, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 The suit says La Strada was stripped of his administrative access to the state's voter registration system after several months on the job. — Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026 Their situation is nothing like that of Prince Andrew, for example, who was stripped of all his titles and has now been banished to Sandringham. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Sep. 2026 Seventeen Republican governors asked for it to be stripped, before the Senate voted 99–1 to remove it. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 In the wild, the celebs are stripped of every luxury and the perks of being famous. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripped

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Know More West Virginia is a small state that’s also the home of bare-knuckled politics and big personalities.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Water Well After planting bare-root plants in native soil, water deeply and regularly to keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged, allowing the new roots to establish.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of bare

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Dever said the women did not believe their coach’s intent was to record them getting undressed, but rather to spy on their discussion.

— Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2026
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

Definition of undressed

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In particular, the absence of the UAE and the dissolution of the STC have alienated an important southern constituency in the anti-Houthi coalition and deprived the coalition of a militarily capable external backer.

— April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
Earlier this summer, one CEO talked about implementing a new T&E system that deprived employees of the right to get personal loyalty benefits from travel.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of deprived

Adjective

The end result would be a gassy surface shining as brightly as a more exposed black hole but with the Balmer break and smooth red hump of a 5,000-kelvin star, de Graaff and Naidu theorized.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Morgan Stanley said Equinix and Digital Realty are less exposed because their facilities average roughly 5 to 10 megawatts, far below the gigawatt-scale AI campuses planned by hyperscalers and neocloud operators.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of exposed

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Comedian Tim Dillon went on a fiery rant in defense of actress Sydney Sweeney, who came under fire for a nearly nude advertisement for the sports prediction market company Novig.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
The form-fitting design featured two thin shoulder straps that held up a nude leather bust with a sweetheart neckline, embellished with silver grommets.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of nude

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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
Use pre-peeled carrots or bagged baby carrots to save prep time.

— Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025

Definition of peeled

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Moore added a pair of long passing touchdowns, one to an uncovered Dakorien Moore on a busted coverage, and another down the sideline to Stewart to complete a 28-point first quarter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
The shade provided by the canopies made the spaces noticeably cooler than the uncovered pavement, which felt hot enough to melt truck tires.

— David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026