denuded
Stripped of covering
Denuded means stripped bare or made naked.
Land can be denuded of trees, a hillside denuded of vegetation by fire or erosion.
The word often appears in environmental contexts: The mountainside was denuded by decades of logging.
Figuratively, something denuded has been stripped of covering, protection, or essential qualities: a theory denuded of nuance.
Lacking any covering
- strippedHad coverings removed
- nakedWearing no garments
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- barrenUnable to produce
stark · desolate · void · devoid · unadorned · uncovered · spartan · austere
Stripped of outer layer
- skinnedHad covering removed
- shuckedRemoved outer shell
- huskedStripped of outer layer
- scrapedRubbed harshly against
flayed · plucked · debarked · exfoliated · shaved · depleted · emptied · divested
Without safeguard or shield
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- revealedMade visible or known
- disclosedMade previously hidden known
- unveiledRevealed after concealment
laid bare · open · defenseless · unshielded · susceptible · weakened · endangered · threatened
Recording system events
- clearcuttingHarvesting every standing tree
- timberWood for construction
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- erosionGradual wearing away
habitat · destruction · biodiversity · ecosystem · woodland · canopy · slash-and-burn · desertification
bare
Lacking any covering
barren · stark · desolate · void · devoid · unadorned · uncovered · spartan · austere · bleak
peeled
Stripped of outer layer
scraped · flayed · plucked · debarked · exfoliated · shaved · depleted · emptied · divested · dispossessed
unprotected
Without safeguard or shield
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- revealedMade visible or known
- disclosedMade previously hidden known
unveiled · laid bare · open · defenseless · unshielded · susceptible · weakened · endangered · threatened · precarious
logging
Recording system events
- clearcuttingHarvesting every standing tree
- timberWood for construction
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
erosion · habitat · destruction · biodiversity · ecosystem · woodland · canopy · slash-and-burn · desertification · overgrazing
denudedadorned
Made ornamental
embellished · decorated · furnished · enriched · ornamented