UN-DRESS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

undress

verb

ən-ˈdres

Definition of undress

as in to strip

to remove clothing from I quickly undressed myself and pulled on a set of dry clothes

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as in to expose

to reveal the true nature of a self-styled financial investor who was eventually undressed as a con artist running a pyramid scheme

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Recent Examples of undress 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 As one example of how this ropes in unwitting people who aren’t aware of the privacy risks of nearby glasses, the complaint cited one video where a user set down his Meta glasses on his nightstand, which then captured video of his wife undressing. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 Seven of the top nine image generation models freely available on Hugging Face allow people to digitally undress a person without their knowledge of consent, according to research by European nonprofit AI Forensics. — Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Upon further inspection, the officer allegedly found the USB contained images of state employees undressing. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for undress

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Despite Ukraine's pause, officials in Kyiv said the country has been stripped of advance warnings of incoming ballistic missiles, as Starlink connectivity services had been restricted across the country, disrupting military operations.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Many of those stripped from the electoral rolls are appealing their removal—an often laborious process—but the possibility of mass disenfranchisement is real.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

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Also exposed was information about student disabilities and student eligibility status for federal programs, such as those available to help students from low-income families.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
In this painful experience, one is exposed (the betrayal that is blushing) and longs to hide oneself.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of expose

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The game starts with a 60-second contest to disrobe mannequins decked out in layered bras.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 30 June 2026
With an increasing number of thrift stores closing dressing rooms (a move often made to discourage theft), some people disrobe right there in the open.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 22 June 2026

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Curious developers have uncovered new functionalities, built innovative tools and shared them through open source and platform-specific forums.

— Kevin Cochrane, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
In bogs, history is sequestered and suspended in time, but can be revealed at any moment, just as layers of peat can be uncovered.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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