stripped

American

[stript] / strɪpt /

adjective

having had a covering, clothing, equipment, or furnishings removed.

trees stripped of their leaves by the storm; a stripped bed ready for clean sheets.
having had usable parts or items removed, as for reuse or resale.

the hulk of a stripped car.
having or containing the bare essentials, with no added features or accessories.

a stripped new car, with no radio or air conditioning.

Other Word Forms

unstripped adjective

Etymology

Origin of stripped

First recorded in 1925–30; strip ¹ + -ed ²

Compare meaning

How does stripped compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

stripped vs. striped

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He is accused of having stripped assets and funds from a leading Lithuanian bank, Snoras, where he was a majority shareholder, between 2008 and 2011, when the lender was nationalised.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The upshot, many employees say, is that work has been stripped of fun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his honour in 2022.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Blindfolded, I felt Theatre Obscura was mostly playing off our fears rather than giving in to them, largely keying in on our anticipation that something may happen to us when stripped of sight.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Natalie watched as the wind stripped the gutter off a house, as easy as peeling the skin off a banana.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023