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adjective

Definition of strippednext
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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stripped

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verb

variants also stript
past tense of strip
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
  1. bare
  2. naked
  3. exposed
  4. nude
  5. uncovered
  6. open
Adjective
  • The world is gambling that a country that’s shown a bare minimum of commitment to this entire process can keep us all on a path to staving off catastrophic warming.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Despite a lack of funding for even basic educational necessities, and school district leaders who only care about the barest minimum standards, these educators are united by their drive to surpass expectations and encourage their students to do the same.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of bare
Adjective
  • Five people have been arrested after a 2-year-old was found naked and locked in a cage in Kentucky home littered with feces, police say.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Six weeks later, her naked body was found by hunters in Ozark National Forest.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of naked
Adjective
  • Rebuilding any of these defense and weapons facilities could take months, putting a strain on any potential response by Iran, which is now more exposed and less able to replenish missiles.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
  • And if bare legs and ankle boots still feel too exposed for you, play around with the styling.
    Franziska Fuchs, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of exposed
Adjective
  • That investigation began after Torres told police that a 21-year-old Chicago man continued to extort him — threatening to release nude photos and videos — if Torres failed to meet his financial demands.
    Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Her lips were lined and painted with an extra-shiny nude lip gloss, just like Anderson's often were back in the '90s and early 2000s.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of nude
Adjective
  • For example, one of my clients used AI to analyze team dynamics and uncovered discrepancies in how mentorship opportunities were distributed.
    Izabela Lundberg, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • In July the company conducted an internal investigation and uncovered changes made to its menu creator system that rendered all of the menus unusable, the complaint said.
    John Towfighi, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of uncovered
Adjective
  • Washington could’ve been sharper on that possession — Jayden Daniels missed an open receiver on a crosser one play before the Ekeler drop.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • So Nancy Pelosi is upset that there wasn’t an open primary.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of open
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stripped

stripped (down)

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