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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After Winston completed a 15-yard pass to Braxton Berrios, McCrary-Ball stripped the receiver, and Stiggers recovered the fumble in the end zone for a touchback. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026 The building went through an even bigger transformation in 2018, when the interior was stripped down to the studs and completely remodeled, Lange said. — Evan Moore august 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026 Ex-Sky News editor Adam Boulton called for the channel to be stripped of its broadcasting licence. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026 Even as the hard power of DEI is stripped methodically away, many changes that occurred in the era leading up to Trump’s second term remain exceedingly difficult to revoke. — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 Just weeks after being crowned Miss North Carolina USA, Brittany Boltinhouse was stripped of her title. — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, the cheaper Roam 100GB and Roam 300GB plans were largely stripped of their international roaming capability. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 Refined grain foods—like white rice, pasta, and bread—are made from grains that are stripped of their nutrient-rich edible layers, leaving only the starchy endosperm. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2026 The scandal also comes as the country prepares for a restructuring of its criminal justice system that will give police greater authority because prosecutors will be stripped of their investigative powers. — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripped

Adjective

My novel The Rayburn Affair lays bare notions of friendship, rivalry, envy, authorship, and power.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
The bare lot covers about two-thirds of an acre in an area governed by the Barber Valley Specific Plan, which designates it for offices or commercial space.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026

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Adjective

By the late 1960s, Kusama had also turned herself into material, staging happenings, body-painting events, naked demonstrations, and antiwar actions.

— Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
At least three other residents were also videotaped, a police report stated, one while naked in the shower, one on the toilet and another in her underpants in front of her wheelchair.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of naked

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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

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Maxwell, 64, filed the habeas corpus petition in December 2025, asking the court to vacate her sentence, claiming a number of constitutional and legal errors had deprived her of a fair trial.

— Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Even if they are deprived testosterone by their transition, that’s only part of the story.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of deprived

Adjective

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
The fact that my life is so exposed is incredibly complex for me.

— Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of exposed

Adjective

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

Adjective

But Texas is one of 10 states that chose not to expand Medicaid after the ACA became law, so many of the poorest Texans remain uncovered.

— Olivia Aldridge, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026
There, too, cafés have been pressured to refuse to serve uncovered women, a young woman who recently traveled there told me.

— Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026