UNDRESSED Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˌən-ˈdrest

Definition of undressed

as in crude

being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining undressed animal hides

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as in naked

lacking or shed of clothing an undressed patient waiting to be examined by the doctor

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undressed

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verb

past tense of undress

as in stripped

to remove clothing from I quickly undressed myself and pulled on a set of dry clothes

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as in exposed

to reveal the true nature of a self-styled financial investor who was eventually undressed as a con artist running a pyramid scheme

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Though none of the victims have been identified, police have said the women were all between 30 and 35 years old, had tattoos and were found partially undressed. — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026 With the Avs on the power play and Wedgewood at the bench, MacKinnon undressed Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb in the right corner with a quick cut, then went to the net and fed Landeskog for his fourth goal of this postseason. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 May 2026

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Daronte Jones, who serves under Brian Flores, who undressed Brian Schottenheimer’s offense here in December, seems like a deserving gentleman. — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026 Garland then undressed Helleson with a show-and-go move before deking from forehand to backhand to lift a shot over Mrázek’s pad. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undressed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for undressed

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The North Shore beaches were raw and windswept, the seaside shops vacant.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Early acting career Although Turner had no formal training, his raw talent soon caught the eye of several television directors.

— L. Sue Baugh, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

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After Winston completed a 15-yard pass to Braxton Berrios, McCrary-Ball stripped the receiver, and Stiggers recovered the fumble in the end zone for a touchback.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
The building went through an even bigger transformation in 2018, when the interior was stripped down to the studs and completely remodeled, Lange said.

— Evan Moore August 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

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Under new defensive coordinator Gary Patterson, USC shut out San Jose Staté in the first half, but its depth issues on defense were exposed in the fourth quarter.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
High humidity and sweltering heat accelerated decomposition, compounding the challenges as health experts warned that leaving the remains exposed could increase the risk of disease.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of exposed

Adjective

The instruments can move with greater flexibility than the human hand, while the system filters out natural hand tremors that could affect delicate movements.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
If there isn’t an official audiobook, the PocketBook Q’s natural-sounding Text-to-Speech function will read any text file aloud for you.

— Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of natural

Verb

Police said evidence uncovered during the investigation indicated the attack was planned.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have uncovered a new processor attack that can bypass defenses in Intel and AMD chips by exploiting a security gap lasting only a handful of instructions.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

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