Synonyms of stripping

stripping 1 of 2

noun

as in invasion

Related Words

• invasion
• ejection
• occupancy
• occupation
• infringement
• dispossession
• encroachment
• looting
• pillaging
• deforcement
• trespass
• disfurnishment
• piracy
• misuse
• preoccupancy
• confiscation
• theft
• embezzlement
• misappropriation
• despoilment
• grab
• annexation
• takeover
• misapplication
• peculation
• sequestration
• expropriation
• repossession
• assumption
• usurpation
• defalcation
• impoundment
• appropriation
• seizure
• preemption
• commandeering
• attachment
• arrogation
• detainer

stripping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of strip

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undressing
• disrobing
• exposing
• unclothing
• baring
• denuding
• peeling
• uncovering
• divesting
• unveiling
• barking
• flaying
• undraping
• skinning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dressing
• covering
• clothing
• robing
• dressing
• investing
• gowning
• decking
• arraying
• vesting
• costuming
• feathering
• rigging (out)
• cloaking
• draping
• mantling
• garbing
• furnishing
• swathing
• attiring
• swaddling
• equipping
• appareling
• outfitting
• caparisoning
• garmenting
• accoutring

2

as in depriving

to take something away from

an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depriving
• divesting
• denuding
• bereaving
• cheating
• abating
• defrauding
• cleaning (out)
• shortchanging
• bankrupting
• impoverishing
• disfurnishing

Example Sentences

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

The public is demanding evidence that these technologies are working for them, not replacing or stripping the humanity out of everyday interactions. — Brett White, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The Tennessee congressman had a history of controversial remarks, including claiming that Muslims are not welcome in American society and calling for the deportation of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, as well as stripping him of citizenship. — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026

The shampoo makes my hair feel squeaky clean and refreshed without stripping my hair and the conditioner makes my hair feel glassy and smooth like butter. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026

And Jesse is very attractive, so attractive that when there’s a talent show, his talent is stripping. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Director Taika Waititi deconstructs the Norse god by putting him through Hel(l) and stripping him of his homeland, his hair, and his hammer. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Best cleanser under $35 This affordable cleanser removes makeup, sunscreen and daily grime without stripping your skin. — Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Getting there meant stripping Tom’s composure away entirely, an approach Wilson suspects comes from his years working in the horror genre. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026

The City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy were honored for their restoration of the Valley River Refuge Shelter at Riverview Park, a project that updated the shelter without stripping it of its history. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 29 July 2026