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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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Due to a story he had shared with me via email, date No. 53 was identified as Naked Drummer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Naked mole rats carry roughly ten times more of it than mice and humans.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

Mantello, who found an early home with the off-Broadway company Naked Angels, had an appreciation for what he called her “ensemble-based way of working.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The same happened to Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson after they filmed last year's The Naked Gun together.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

Naked feet swished dryly across the planks in the wooden floor and the clang ceased abruptly.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright