STRIPPING Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

stripping 1 of 2

noun

as in invasion

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stripping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of strip

as in undressing

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 depriving

to take something away from an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority

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Recent Examples of stripping

Noun

That worldview has become policy, aided in part by the hollowing out of the national security workforce—now stretched thin and focused on daily operations and multiple crises—and by the stripping of its coordination functions. — Ariane Tabatabai, Time, 4 Aug. 2026 Pillows filled with cotton or polyester are also safe for laundry stripping. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 12 July 2026 The funeral was never its doing, yet the company sits squarely at the center of the picture, and the one thing genuinely within its control is the very thing that failed, which is the stripping of its markings before resale. — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Ending the program for everyone, immigrant advocates say, would be the country's largest-ever stripping of legal status from people who now have it. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 June 2026 Korean cleansing oils help with this problem by thoroughly washing away impurities without the harsh stripping. — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 23 June 2026 This is all because of a process known as ram pressure stripping, where the gravitational pull of another celestial body strips gas away. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 30 May 2026 Most have been arrested and arraigned on charges like auto stripping, grand larceny and conspiracy. — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026 Some universities and law firms have fought back by suing the White House over the stripping of funding and access; presumably universities might do the same if Trump blocks federal funding over their NIL practices. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Apr. 2026

Verb

Zelensky was quick to decry the deal, which undercuts one of Ukraine’s central strategies of stripping Moscow of revenue from diesel exports. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2026 Tens of millions have been removed from lists, and opposition parties say the commission is stripping out eligible voters to benefit Modi’s BJP, claims the BJP and the commission deny. — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 Viju Matthew By stripping out shoulder pads and lining, Giorgio Armani quietly dismantled a century of men’s tailoring convention. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 Receivership could follow a state emergency loan, stripping the school board of its governing authority, replacing the superintendent and placing the district under strict state oversight until the loan is repaid with interest. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Though the star is stripping and accreting matter like black holes sometimes do with stars, the huge difference in size between the star in ZTF J0440+2325 and a typical black hole means this proceeds differently. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Goldman Sachs then led a lender takeover, stripping the lot from the real estate giant that had held it out as the crown jewel of its Hollywood portfolio. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 The county already approved stripping fire rescue services from BSO last month. — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 Or Rams coach Jim Mora erupting on Tyson Summers, stripping him of his responsibilities during the game, leading the former defensive coordinator to exit the stadium at halftime? — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripping

Noun

Russia has used attacks on energy facilities in order to deny Ukrainian civilians power, heat and running water during the war, hoping to wear down public support for Ukraine's response to Moscow's full-scale invasion.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
But the pincer movement—the armed invasion from the East, and tariffs from the West—is leaving steelmaking in Ukraine in a perilous position.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of invasion

Verb

The smart glasses users, some in California, allege the gadget captured footage of themselves and family members undressing, going to the bathroom, having sex and entering passwords.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
The sisters become the fixation of a forklift-driving mouth breather (John Connors) and are photographed while undressing by a neighbor (Malcolm Adams) who climbs up on the roof across the street to spy on them.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of undressing

Verb

Critics say the soaring costs are depriving the city of money for pressing needs such as fixing roads and sidewalks.

— Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Questioning MacArthur on the wisdom of depriving his troops of reading material was the opposite of hero worship.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of depriving

Noun

While some of the engineering can be precisely calculated — air, water, waste, power, occupancy and storage, for example — other questions around bunker design are murkier.

— Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Downtown office towers have traded at a deep discount in recent years after occupancy plummeted in the wake of the COVID pandemic.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupancy

Noun

Depending on the record, that can include your name, mailing address, employer, occupation, donation amount and the political committee that received your money.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
In fact, the researchers found churn across occupations has continued along pre-AI trends.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupation

Noun

The ruling came as part of a widening patent infringement dispute with Halozyme Therapeutics over the best-selling cancer treatment.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 7 Oct. 2026
The defendants — Capitol Records, Universal Music Group, Sony Publishing and Kobalt Music Publishing America — were notified in writing of the infringement in August, the lawsuit says.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of infringement

Noun

For them, Zionism is defined in terms of its outcomes for Palestinians, which have included displacement, dispossession, destruction and the denial of their rights.

— Dov Waxman, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Stealing America dramatically expands this history by tracing Indigenous enslavement and land dispossession throughout the full range of American history.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026