UNCLAD Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

unclad

adjective

ˌən-ˈklad

Definition of unclad

as in naked

lacking or shed of clothing drawings and sculptures of the unclad human figure

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Recent Examples of unclad 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 An unclad man bows before a large white circle on one of Andres Mario de Varona’s black-and-white pictures, which hint at religious ritual. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 28 June 2019

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Adjective

Police said the victim was found fully naked and in an advanced stage of decomposition.

— Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The yearly edition featured dozens of athletes either naked or semi-nude during an 11-year run that came to an end in 2019.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of naked

Adjective

Tan lining was sewn in beneath the green lace to create a nude illusion.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2026
In one incident, during a personal trip to Oregon, Chavez-DeRemer allegedly stopped at a strip club featuring partially nude dancers and directed her limousine driver to give money to a performer, the report said.

— Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of nude

Adjective

Know More West Virginia is a small state that’s also the home of bare-knuckled politics and big personalities.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Water Well After planting bare-root plants in native soil, water deeply and regularly to keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged, allowing the new roots to establish.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026

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