stripping

VERB

remove clothes erotically

Synonyms

STRONGEST

striptease

STRONG

peel

WEAK

despoil disrobe unclothe undress

VERB

bare, uncover

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deprive dismantle divest empty expose gut lift ransack remove rob tear withdraw

STRONG

decorticate denude despoil displace disrobe hull husk peel pillage plunder ravage scale shave shed shuck skin spoil unclothe undress

WEAK

excorticate lay bare slip out of take off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cover fill fix give offer remain stay

STRONG

clothe help protect put on

Example Sentences

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Researchers believe it may have been used for digging in soft ground near the lakeshore or possibly for stripping bark from trees.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Another measure Martinez de Vara helped draft made the city more vulnerable to lawsuits from opponents of its actions, by stripping the city of its immunity from litigation.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

That was 8.9% higher than in the same period last year, stripping out currency effects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The draft laws have been designed to stop the tech giants from simply stripping news from their platforms.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

They unclipped the spool and rolled it over to where they’d set up their stripping operation near the oil tanker’s prow.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi