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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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Astronomers have already found evidence that ram pressure stripping is affecting M88 today.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

By stripping away that maturity safety net, the ETF wrapper can leave investors with continuous exposure to interest-rate volatility and turn what’s designed to be an inflation shield into a more speculative market trade.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Forsyth Barr is also looking for Ryman to make progress on stripping costs out of the business.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 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

Kvothe closed the window’s shutters while Chronicler removed his shirt; there were bandages stripping the backs of his arms from where he had been wounded by the scrael three nights ago.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss