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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The Montaukett, the original inhabitants of the Hamptons, were stripped of their land and tribal rights a century ago. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 Recent wildfires have stripped vegetation from nearby hillsides, leaving the ground more vulnerable to mudslides. — Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Bonta fumed that state investigators had been stripped of credit for their work in the federal government’s enforcement actions, noting that Essayli had thanked local and state partners, but did not identify teams. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Should trans people be stripped of their human rights, or denied personal safety? — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026 Massive waves also stripped millions of cubic yards of sand from Southern California beaches, and sections of the Pacific Coast Highway suffered severe flooding, mudslides and washouts. — Gary Griggs, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026 This leaves executive leadership operating in a data vacuum, stripped of the proactive insights needed to map future capabilities, drive transformation or build a future-ready enterprise. — Syed Ahmad, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Many of those stripped from the electoral rolls are appealing their removal—an often laborious process—but the possibility of mass disenfranchisement is real. — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026 Russia planned to demand the world championships be stripped of their Olympic qualifier status over the issue, sports minister Mikhail Degtyaryov wrote on social media on Tuesday. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripped

Adjective

If a cool room and bare feet work for you, don’t change anything.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
It's also laid bare the downsides of depending on a single provider for satellite internet communications, though other options are not yet comparable to SpaceX's Starlink and its military-grade Starshield offering.

— Annie Palmer,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of bare

Adjective

And why is Owen Wilson grinning like an awkward schoolboy at Zeus’s naked daughters?

— Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Interior designer Geoffrey Bradfield raised eyebrows at his 80th birthday party at the Lowell Hotel with a group of nearly naked male models body-painted in safari garb.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of naked

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Jordende Pierre, 29, was arrested Thursday in Malden, Massachusetts, after the woman was found earlier this month in the attic of an apartment building, undressed on a mat and lying near a bucket of urine, according to CNN affiliates WCVB and WFXT.

— Alex Stambaugh, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of undressed

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Disqualifying both lists would have deprived the vast majority of Palestinian voters of their preferred political representation.

— Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
But the strain extends across the Global South, where developing nations struggle with a prolonged energy crisis that disproportionately squeezes the planet’s most deprived.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 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

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

In 2023, a federal audit flagged serious pesticide incidents in half a dozen counties and uncovered patchwork oversight by agricultural commissioners.

— Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
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