undrape

verb

Definition of undrapenext
as in to bare

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undrape
  1. bare
  2. uncover
  3. strip
  4. denude
Verb
  • That act of baring himself is worthy of being preserved for posterity.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
  • With his head shaved and his chest usually bared, Yousuke Yukimatsu melds body and machine to choreograph intensely physical sonic marathons.
    — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of bare
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  • Gowanus is hardly the only postindustrial New York neighborhood rife with toxic waste — in Williamsburg and Greenpoint, the extent of toxic contamination is still being uncovered and mitigated in an ad hoc fashion.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Since then, the 16-foot-by-32-foot church has been reconstructed, after archaeologists in 2021 uncovered the church’s original foundation, as well as 62 graves linked to the congregation.
    — Nancy Jiang, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of uncover
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  • Though the star is stripping and accreting matter like black holes sometimes do with stars, the huge difference in size between the star in ZTF J0440+2325 and a typical black hole means this proceeds differently.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Pad Thai – less the salt and sugar – tastes very different when all the bad stuff is stripped out.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of strip
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  • The tribe led efforts to restore Prairie Creek, which had been largely denuded and buried by the timber operation.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Against this show, college dorm room posters of melting clocks feel utterly denuded, with regrets to the angsty teens pinning them up.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of denude
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“Undrape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undrape. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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