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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Stripping out one-time items, earnings still came in at $1.10 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Stripping out one-time items, adjusted earnings were $12.80 a share, beating analysts’ projections for $12.57.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Stripping out certain one-time items, the company reported adjusted earnings of $2.03 a share.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Stripping out certain one-time items, Planet Fitness posted adjusted earnings of 74 cents a share, exceeding the mean analyst estimate of 63 cents a share, as per FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Stripping off his shirt, he jumped from the ledge.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen