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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But stripping out one-time items, including restructuring charges tied to mass layoffs earlier this year, adjusted earnings were 85 cents a share.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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

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

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The report says the MPs are "concerned" that the government is considering stripping funding agency Sport England of its statutory right to be consulted before a playing field is built on.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

In two seconds she’d be stripping the bed.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck