stripping down
Taking everything off
Stripping down is removing clothing, usually all of it: He stripped down and jumped in the lake.
It also means reducing something to essentials by removing unnecessary parts: We stripped the proposal down to its core elements.
A stripped-down version of anything—a car, a song, a budget—has been simplified or made more basic.
Removing one's garments
- peeling offSeparating from a surface
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- unbuttoningOpening by releasing fasteners
- unzippingOpening a toothed fastener
baring · divesting · doffing · taking off · unwrapping · uncovering · striptease · burlesque
Eliminating unnecessary possessions
- reducingMaking less or smaller
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- distillingPurifying through vaporization
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
condensing · trimming · cutting back · downsizing · economizing · lightening · subtracting · abridging
State of being unprotected
- defenselessnessState of being unprotected
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
transparency · intimacy · emotional honesty · unmasking · revealing · unguarded · candor · laying bare
Removing dirt or toxins
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- detoxingEliminating toxins from body
- clearing outEmptying completely
- letting goReleasing one's grasp
releasing · renewal · catharsis · unburdening · ritual · fasting · spiritual cleansing · abstinence
Rigorously simple, unadorned
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- unclutteredFree from disorder
- functionalAble to operate correctly
- cleanFree of soil
sleek · refined · understated · monochrome · sparse · stark · pared-back · simple
disrobing
Removing one's garments
- peeling offSeparating from a surface
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- unbuttoningOpening by releasing fasteners
unzipping · baring · divesting · doffing · taking off · unwrapping · uncovering · striptease · burlesque · skinny-dipping
decluttering
Eliminating unnecessary possessions
- reducingMaking less or smaller
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- distillingPurifying through vaporization
pruning · condensing · trimming · cutting back · downsizing · economizing · lightening · subtracting · abridging · consolidating
exposure
State of being unprotected
- defenselessnessState of being unprotected
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
authenticity · transparency · intimacy · emotional honesty · unmasking · revealing · unguarded · candor · laying bare · truth-telling
cleansing
Removing dirt or toxins
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- detoxingEliminating toxins from body
- clearing outEmptying completely
letting go · releasing · renewal · catharsis · unburdening · ritual · fasting · spiritual cleansing · abstinence · renunciation
spartan
Rigorously simple, unadorned
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- unclutteredFree from disorder
- functionalAble to operate correctly
clean · sleek · refined · understated · monochrome · sparse · stark · pared-back · simple · muted
stripping downdressing up
Wearing elaborate clothes
putting on clothes · getting dressed · bundling up · covering up · robing
stripping downbuilding up
Increasing gradually
elaborating · embellishing · fleshing out · complicating · augmenting
stripping downassembling
Fitting parts together
putting together · building up · building · constructing · rebuilding
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