topless

adjective

Definition of toplessnext
as in nude

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Recent Examples of topless In bodycam footage released by police from the early hours of March 19, 2025, Natland emerges topless from his room and mimes a shooting gesture at a firearms officer before being slammed against a wall. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 29 July 2026 The topless singer joined fellow stars like Billy Idol and Faye Dunaway at the charity event, which raised $750,000 — and some eyebrows — for amfAR (the American Foundation for AIDS Research). — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026 Diehard Knicks fan and Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet went topless after the game after stripping off his jacket and shirt with his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, looking on. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 11 June 2026 With precise steering, predictable handling, and an available slick-shifting six-speed manual transmission, this Miata is a textbook topless sports car. — ABC News, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for topless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for topless
  1. nude
  2. naked
  3. seminude
  4. unclothed
  5. unclad
  6. undressed
Adjective
  • Many of the women appear nude, as does Stötzer, as a matter of course.
    — Elisa R. Linn, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Consider a nude or sparkly tone at the center of the lids, and perhaps a darker, richer shade along the outer orbital bone.
    — Laura Sandroni, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of nude
Adjective
  • Lunar eclipses are entirely safe to watch with the naked eye.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Thus, your decolletage will feel soft to the touch and plump to the naked eye.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of naked
Adjective
  • That image, Dreijer said in a recent Pitchfork interview, was influenced by a seminude self-portrait of the 79-year-old Norwegian figurative painter Odd Nerdrum.
    — Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • Investigators also found a trove of photos depicting nude and seminude young women and girls.
    — Fox News, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2019
Definition of seminude
Adjective
  • Earlier in the day, Miller’s attorney took blame for an unclothed photo of Miller and Emily Moreno’s daughter published in a trove of documents Miller made public Sunday to support his claims of innocence.
    — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Out back, a small sewage-treatment plant converts bodily waste from two flanking portable toilets into purified water, which is piped into a large tank in which yet another unclothed woman, wearing a scuba mouthpiece, floats for four hours at a time.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Definition of unclothed
Adjective
  • The ensemble cast members are game and deliver spirited, crank-up-the-volume performances, notably the vamping about de Armas and the unravelling and often unclad Law.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
  • But many people would be mortified to be caught unclad in public.
    — Ian Gilligan, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
Definition of unclad
Adjective
  • Content created with generative AI, or gen AI, tools can include fake nude images and videos; deepfakes; and content from nudification tools and apps, which allow a user to generate a fake image that depicts people as undressed.
    — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 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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“Topless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/topless. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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