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adjective

ˌən-ˈklōt͟hd How to pronounce unclothed (audio)
Definition of unclothednext
as in naked
lacking or shed of clothing an artist's drawings of clothed and unclothed figures

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unclothed

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verb

past tense of unclothe
as in undressed
to remove clothing from partially unclothed the patient for treatment

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Recent Examples of unclothed
Adjective
Jurors heard new details about how investigators found Athena Strand, including testimony that she was found unclothed and that items of her clothing were later recovered. — Lauren Crawford, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026 Several South Shore residents reported witnessing federal immigration agents forcibly removing unclothed children from apartments during the pre-dawn raid in Chicago. — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 The man stands just beyond a vivid swirl of similarly unclothed American Indians with discolored bodies, a jarring imagining of the senseless violence and disease that ravaged the Ohlone people, who first settled in the coastal Northern California land that now comprises much of the Bay Area. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025 Woolf's remains were found unclothed and partially decomposed near the San Joaquin trailhead in Tucson in December 2024. — Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unclothed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unclothed
  1. naked
  2. undressed
  3. nude
  4. stripped
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
Verb
  • 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
  • The woman woke up the next morning partially undressed at a home in the 11100 block of Spathis Drive in Palos hills, police said.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Definition of undressed
Adjective
  • Comedian Tim Dillon went on a fiery rant in defense of actress Sydney Sweeney, who came under fire for a nearly nude advertisement for the sports prediction market company Novig.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The form-fitting design featured two thin shoulder straps that held up a nude leather bust with a sweetheart neckline, embellished with silver grommets.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of nude
Verb
  • While Palestinians with Israeli citizenship have been stripped of citizenship and deported to the West Bank or Gaza, no Jewish Israeli citizen has ever had their citizenship revoked.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Higher ticket items are more likely to be resold, partially recycled or stripped for their materials such as gemstones.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of stripped

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“Unclothed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unclothed. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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