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
Mariana Alfaro The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
They may be cut off from financial resources, disowned, or stripped of personal property and communal safety nets.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
The Al-Roj camp, where the 34 Australians have been living, is home to Shamima Begum, the London schoolgirl who ran away at the age of 15 to join ISIS in 2015 and was subsequently stripped of her British citizenship.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Sadiqa Glussman, who grows fruits and vegetables on her property to feed her family and run a business, says two of her coconut palms have been stripped of their fruit repeatedly.
—Joan Murray, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Copeland debuted the song on The Ones Ahead, but this stripped down performance is definitive.
—Matthew Blackwell, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
The Russian Olympic Committee was stripped of its gold medals, including its team gold, and Valieva received a four-year ban that ended late in 2025.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Lawmakers removed him by voting to censure him as head of Congress, which needed only a simple majority and automatically stripped him of the presidency.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal title in October 2025 and pushed out of his vast home at Royal Lodge after reports of his association with Epstein hit a fever pitch.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
Fine should be censured & stripped of committees.
—Mariana Alfaro The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
They may be cut off from financial resources, disowned, or stripped of personal property and communal safety nets.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
The Al-Roj camp, where the 34 Australians have been living, is home to Shamima Begum, the London schoolgirl who ran away at the age of 15 to join ISIS in 2015 and was subsequently stripped of her British citizenship.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Sadiqa Glussman, who grows fruits and vegetables on her property to feed her family and run a business, says two of her coconut palms have been stripped of their fruit repeatedly.
—Joan Murray, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Copeland debuted the song on The Ones Ahead, but this stripped down performance is definitive.
—Matthew Blackwell, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
The Russian Olympic Committee was stripped of its gold medals, including its team gold, and Valieva received a four-year ban that ended late in 2025.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Lawmakers removed him by voting to censure him as head of Congress, which needed only a simple majority and automatically stripped him of the presidency.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal title in October 2025 and pushed out of his vast home at Royal Lodge after reports of his association with Epstein hit a fever pitch.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripped
Adjective
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All her work is laid bare for the world to see.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Plant a bare-root peach tree after the ground thaws and is workable.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Our mission to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to house the homeless, to teach the illiterate, to provide jobs for the jobless, and to choose the human race over the nuclear race.—
Cheryl Corley,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2026
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The next iteration of the naked dress trend is officially all about putting a skimpy twist on knitwear.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Daronte Jones, who serves under Brian Flores, who undressed Brian Schottenheimer’s offense here in December, seems like a deserving gentleman.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Garland then undressed Helleson with a show-and-go move before deking from forehand to backhand to lift a shot over Mrázek’s pad.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
27 Nov. 2025
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This latest news comes just a few weeks after Mayweather filed a lawsuit against Showtime Networks and the former president of Showtime Sports, accusing the company of helping facilitate a fraud scheme that deprived him of roughly $340 million in earnings.—
Matt Schubert,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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In 1894, a Russian doctor deprived some puppies of food and others of sleep.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Chinese delayed their retaliation for a while and then, very cunningly, took disproportionate revenge on Canada, recognizing Canada as the weaker link, who got less from the tariffs and were more exposed.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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Many people may feel more exposed, vulnerable, or emotionally raw, precisely because an essential need needs to be recognized.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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To start, Minerva shaped the musician's nails into short, rounded almonds and applied a nude-mauve base color, then magnetized the mani to create that signature frosted aesthetic now synonymous with cat-eye nails.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
19 Feb. 2026
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This look features blue metallic half-moons on a sheer nude base, creating an eye-catching contrast.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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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Buses will be outfitted with chains and a focus will be on keeping uncovered subway tracks clear.—
February 22,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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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,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Stripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripped. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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