naked

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. uncovered, stripped, bare; nude, unclothed, unclad, unappareled; plain, undisguised. See divestment, simpleness.Ant., clothed, covered.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Nude]

Syn. unclothed, undressed, nude, stripped, unclad, disrobed, unrobed, divested, leafless, hairless, bare, undraped, exposed, ungarmented, having nothing on, in dishabille, unappareled, denuded, unveiled, uncovered, uncloaked, stark naked, bald, bareheaded, barren, dismantled, au naturel (French), mother-naked, buck naked*, in the altogether*, in one's birthday suit*, in the buff*, peeled*, without a stitch*, in the raw*, topless, bottomless, not decent*, in a state of nature*, starkers*.

Ant. clothed*, clad, dressed.

2. [Without covering]

Syn. exposed, bared, unconcealed, unprotected; see exposed 2 , open 4 .

3. [Unadorned]

Syn. plain, stark, simple, artless; see abrupt 2 , modest 2 , natural 3 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

nude, unclothed, bare, undressed, exposed, stripped, disrobed, uncovered, *in the buff, *in the raw, *without a stitch, *in one's birthday suit, *wearing nothing but goosebumps, defenseless, vulnerable.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Not wearing any clothes: au naturel, bare, nude, unclad. Chiefly British: starkers. Idioms: in one's birthday suit, in the altogether (or buff or raw), naked as a jaybird, stark naked, without a stitch. See PUT ON, SHOW. 2. Without the usual covering: bald, bare, nude. See PUT ON.