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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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Children and infants, some of them nearly naked, wandered into the streets.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The astronauts have already started seeing features of the celestial body never before viewed with a naked human eye.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The star γ Cas, visible to the naked eye in the constellation Cassiopeia, has confused astronomers for decades.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

As Tristan breathed his final “Isolde,” the expression on Mr. Spyres’s face—open-eyed and naked with longing—said it all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Looking with my naked eye from down here, on the beach, all I can see is that bobbing, wavering light.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy