unclothed

adjective

un·​clothed ˌən-ˈklōt͟hd How to pronounce unclothed (audio)
Synonyms of unclothednext
: not clothed

Examples of unclothed in a Sentence

Police found the victim's unclothed body in the woods. an artist's drawings of clothed and unclothed figures
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Frye is charged with one count each of capturing/distributing an image of an unclothed person and using a computer to commit a crime. Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025 Though public nakedness isn’t completely gone, many of the everyday spots where Americans once encountered unclothed bodies—locker rooms, school showers, public pools, bathhouses—have either vanished or shifted away from collective nudity. Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025 Some people have reportedly been removed from their homes abruptly without warning and unclothed, according to WBEZ. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025 Several South Shore residents reported witnessing federal immigration agents forcibly removing unclothed children from apartments during the pre-dawn raid in Chicago. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unclothed

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unclothed was in the 14th century

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“Unclothed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unclothed. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.

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