stripped off
Took clothing off
Stripped off means removed by pulling or peeling away.
Clothes get stripped off before bed or a shower: He stripped off his wet shirt.
Paint or wallpaper gets stripped off during renovation.
The phrase emphasizes the action of removal more than plain "removed"—there's effort or physicality involved.
She stripped off her gloves and tossed them aside.
- pulled outRemoved or exited
- undressedLacking garments or treatment
- removedTaken from position
- taken offDeparted or subtracted
- pulled offAccomplished despite difficulty
torn off · ripped off · divested · disrobed · dispossessed · exposed · peeled · peeled away · uncovered · sanded · disenfranchised · flayed · skin and bones · scraped · worn away · dismantled · down to the studs · denuded
accumulation vs reduction
stripped offbuilt up
Increased through accumulation
accumulated · piled up · thickened · padded