1
as in bare
lacking a usual or natural covering
bought matching end tables of stripped pine
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in naked
lacking or shed of clothing
highway construction workers, stripped to the waist, toiled away in the sweltering heat
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
variants
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in deprived
to take something away from
an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of stripped
Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Donor 355s are first stripped down to the chassis and dipped, cleaned, and reduced to bare metal.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
From there, the material is crushed, screened, and stripped of impurities.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
Of course, at this point, everyone involved with the royalty is doing their best to downplay it, and Andrew has been stripped of his titles and ordered to vacate his mansion at Royal Lodge.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 June 2026
If the same engine can run with softer brakes in trusted channels, regulators may ask whether the brakes can be stripped, bypassed or misused.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
This meant that Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, then-Prince Andrew (whose royal titles have since been stripped) and other non-working members of the royal family did not join her for the traditional appearance on the palace balcony.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Residents who live nearby, and can still see the problem tank, now dismantled and stripped of all weather protection after emergency crews began working to cool the tank, want the company gone altogether.
—Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 10 June 2026
There, Li’s laboratory technician Duncan Hauser stripped microbial detritus from the hornwort’s leaves.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2026
Verb
Electrons and protons are stripped apart to produce electrical current.
—Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Donor 355s are first stripped down to the chassis and dipped, cleaned, and reduced to bare metal.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
From there, the material is crushed, screened, and stripped of impurities.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
Of course, at this point, everyone involved with the royalty is doing their best to downplay it, and Andrew has been stripped of his titles and ordered to vacate his mansion at Royal Lodge.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 June 2026
If the same engine can run with softer brakes in trusted channels, regulators may ask whether the brakes can be stripped, bypassed or misused.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
This meant that Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, then-Prince Andrew (whose royal titles have since been stripped) and other non-working members of the royal family did not join her for the traditional appearance on the palace balcony.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Residents who live nearby, and can still see the problem tank, now dismantled and stripped of all weather protection after emergency crews began working to cool the tank, want the company gone altogether.
—Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 10 June 2026
There, Li’s laboratory technician Duncan Hauser stripped microbial detritus from the hornwort’s leaves.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripped
Adjective
-
Add extra lace notions like a collar or cuffs to make your dress feel less bare.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
-
In one of them he was seen hanging from the edge of a rocky cliff using his bare hands, his legs dangling toward a steep slope in a risky performance without safety equipment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
Adjective
-
According to prosecutors, who cited testimony and evidence at McCue's trial, the children allegedly suffered severe beatings and were forced to wear shock collars and stand naked on cinder blocks for hours or sometimes days at a time.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
-
Charges state Le Saint at one time sent the girl a photo to show his child playing with a toy, but in the picture, his fully naked reflection could be seen in a mirror.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Verb
-
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
Verb
-
That, though, would have deprived us of this charming little slice of imperfection — a fact that even the tournament’s organisers admit.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
-
Carriers claimed this system deprived them of the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
Adjective
-
Some lenders are more exposed than others.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
-
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
Adjective
-
Bright blue butterflies spread their wings across these short nude nails.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
18 June 2026
-
That desire is a good deal more explicit than even admirers tend to remember; the film is full of nude bodies in real spas.—
Joshua Encinias,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
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
Adjective
-
So will many of you seated in uncovered sections.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
-
Engineers later analyzed radio data recorded by NASA’s Deep Space Network and uncovered signs of a serious problem.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Stripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripped. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
