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 best shampoos cleanse your scalp and hair from roots to ends, freeing it from buildup and gunk without stripping the scalp of natural and vital oils. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 16 Aug. 2026

Take care when using a string trimmer around tree roots and avoid stripping the bark. — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 15 Aug. 2026

But after stripping that out, earnings growth was closer to 20%. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

The administration’s latest attempt to wrest local control from California officials has homed in on stripping authority granted to the state by the Coastal Zone Management Act, or CZMA. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

That includes stripping other people's vehicles, which is stealing. — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Instead of stripping the surface clean, the goal is to support the microbiome, the invisible community of microbes that helps keep skin calm, hydrated and resilient. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026

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