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Definitions

naked

[ney-kid] / ˈneɪ kɪd /

ADJECTIVE

without covering

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bare defenseless exposed helpless nude

WEAK

au naturel bald bare-skinned bared barren denuded disrobed divested in dishabille in one's birthday suit in the altogether in the buff in the raw leafless natural open peeled stark naked stripped unclad unclothed unconcealed uncovered undraped undressed unprotected unveiled vulnerable without a stitch

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clothed covered

ADJECTIVE

manifest, evident

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blatant

WEAK

artless disclosed discovered dry matter-of-fact obvious open overt palpable patent plain pure revealed sheer simple stark unadorned undisguised unexaggerated unmistakable unqualified unvarnished

Antonyms

WEAK

hidden private secret

Example Sentences

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Since the 2023 Nature study, naked mole rats have continued to offer new clues about why they age so differently from other mammals.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

If HMW-HA helps naked mole rats resist cancer and age-related damage, could the same mechanism work in a different animal?

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

To test the idea, the Rochester team engineered mice to carry the naked mole rat version of the hyaluronan synthase 2 gene.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

“I grew up without a father in an all-female household and I felt very naked as a child in terms of needing to be protected by someone who was dominant and aggressive,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

In theory, a naked singularity with no event horizon might allow you to travel faster than light or backward in time.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife