UNCLAD Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

unclad

adjective

ˌən-ˈklad

Definition of unclad

as in naked

lacking or shed of clothing drawings and sculptures of the unclad human figure

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Recent Examples of unclad The ensemble cast members are game and deliver spirited, crank-up-the-volume performances, notably the vamping about de Armas and the unravelling and often unclad Law. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025 But many people would be mortified to be caught unclad in public. — Ian Gilligan, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023 An unclad man bows before a large white circle on one of Andres Mario de Varona’s black-and-white pictures, which hint at religious ritual. — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 28 June 2019

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In the days leading up to the Arcadia police search of the home, Xuan and several of the nannies stripped clothes off some of the children and inspected their naked bodies for signs of abuse, according to the criminal complaint.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Shimmering embellishments were featured throughout the sheer fabric, which elevated the dress from a barely-there naked dress moment to a style far more elevated.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of naked

Adjective

Makeup was kept light and fresh, topped off with a nude lip, while her hair was parted down the middle, styled in face-framing waves.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
The circumstances of his departure — the years of Chinese contacts, the nude pictures at the Fed — were not made public.

— Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of nude

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Three women sit in front of me, each one occupying a salon chair in a tiny room with a single shampoo bowl, and one window that faces a bare, enclosed courtyard with yellowing grass.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026
Use a knife or pizza cutter to cut the square into 9 vertical strips, so that each strip has a portion of the bare border.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

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