1
as in bare
lacking a usual or natural covering
bought matching end tables of stripped pine
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2
as in naked
lacking or shed of clothing
highway construction workers, stripped to the waist, toiled away in the sweltering heat
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also stript
1
as in undressed
to remove clothing from
the nurse told the nervous mother to strip her screaming baby down to his diaper for the exam
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2
as in deprived
to take something away from
an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripped
Adjective
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The bare fact was that this was simply a less effective Arsenal team.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025 -
Owners of Framework Laptops going all the way back to the original 11th-generation Intel version can also buy a bare board to drop into their existing systems; these start at $449.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The smoldering lava looks gray to the naked eye, but the hot areas pop out in the thermal view.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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The indictment was handed down after technicians at a national Best Buy facility in Kentucky, known as Geek Squad City, discovered what prosecutors described as a photo of a naked, prepubescent girl while fixing Rettenmaier’s broken computer and notified local FBI agents.—
Scott Schwebke,
Orange County Register,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Hamas was defeated as a military and governmental power in Gaza, Hezbollah suffered a severe blow that deprived it of the ability to deter and threaten Israel.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
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The authorities often deprived him of it.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The story sounds like something right out of a horror movie: this fungus hacks the brain of its host, driving the normally shy spiders out of their lairs and webs to an exposed surface.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
2 Feb. 2025
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Zuckerberg has just recently emerged from his own masculinist makeover, which turned him from a pale coder to a buff and bronzed bro, and his openly suggestive glance at Sanchez’s exposed chest seemed like an appropriate capstone to Trump’s Inaugural Address.—
Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The singer wore her twisted tresses in a top knot, while her makeup consisted of a smokey eye, pink blush and a gradient nude lip.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
22 Feb. 2025
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An Ohio cellphone repairman has pleaded guilty to secretly downloading nude photos off customers’ phones, officials said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Several reports indicate that the total of uncovered bombs now stands at 175 or more.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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But the implications are nationwide, as New Jersey librarian Martha Hickson discovered — or rather uncovered.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While the polls were still open at Village Hall Tuesday, Airhart expressed confidence in his chances of ousting Jackson.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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The petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship is open until June 20, 2025, after which the clerk of petitions will have to certify that at least 500 of its signatures are legitimate.—
Max Saltman,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Stripped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripped. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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