STRIPS Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

strips 1 of 2

noun

plural of strip

as in ribbons

a long narrow piece of material now tear the paper into strips and fold them up carefully

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as in cartoons

a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story a cartoonist who uses his daily strip to make his political points

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strips

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verb

present tense third-person singular of strip

as in undresses

to remove clothing from the nurse told the nervous mother to strip her screaming baby down to his diaper for the exam

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as in deprives

to take something away from an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority

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Recent Examples of strips

Noun

Quaternary sanitizer is used in the facility, however, test strips to test the strength of this chemical are not available in the facility. — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 Rather than lighting an entire room, try task lighting like reading lamps, under-the-cabinet light strips, and desk lamps that illuminate a workspace. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2026 Writing strips out the reactive tone that damages trust and forces people to engage with the actual argument instead of the way it was said. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Both naloxone and fentanyl test strips decrease the risk of fatal overdose. — Joshua Barocas, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 To understand this, the researchers first cut the petals into fine strips—once along the horizontal axis and once along the vertical axis. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026 These crosswalks replace the typical white strips atop blacktop with schools of tuna crossing on a red background. — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 The launch shows that Innovera can be cut into thin strips and woven without immediately losing its structure. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 Use a knife or pizza cutter to cut the square into 9 vertical strips, so that each strip has a portion of the bare border. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

Work that strips human beings of dignity is often work that no longer requires distinctly human qualities at all. — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 The problem is that converting a recipe into easy-to-follow instructions in Apple’s own format also strips it of its context, including the ads and affiliate links that many recipe writers rely on for their income. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026 Gash’s weakest moments come in times like these, when the band strips back its sound into solitary parts that fail to gel. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026 The new agreement strips that provision, as well as another that required Zambia to share pathogen data for 25 years and health data for 10 years. — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 The equipment strips out residual moisture and reheats the vapor. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026 The House passed its own version over the summer as part of the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, which strips out the duty of care language. — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 As Applied Aerospace strips out IPO charges over the next two quarters, demonstrates its capital-light operating leverage, and starts collecting cash on its backlog, the valuation gap will likely compress. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 What the new law requires The new law keeps the ELPAC score of Level 4 sufficient to exit the English learner path, but strips the other requirements, putting California in line with 44 states that have just one requirement. — Emily Woodruff, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strips

Noun

The most unconventional of the trio is the jamón y queso, built with ribbons of jamón serrano.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
For the film’s Sydney premiere, for instance, Edgar-Jones wore an elegant sheer Miu Miu gown embellished with ribbons and sequins.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of ribbons

Noun

The candle smells of cereal, milk and lemon and is intended to recall the days of watching Saturday morning cartoons and summer.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Ridicule and mockery are ubiquitous in industrialized societies, from political cartoons to social media.

— Christopher von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of cartoons

Verb

Verizon’s decision to drop Starz deprives its customers of access to a unique slate of programming that cannot be found anywhere else and leaves viewers with fewer choices.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
The injury deprives quarterback Matthew Stafford of his top target as the Rams look to avoid an 0-2 start.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of deprives

Noun

Gal Gadot aside, the most prominent version of Wonder Woman etched in our collective cultural memory—the one from the classic comic strips and the TV series starring Lynda Carter—features her pointed tiara with a central red star.

— Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
The memo even explicitly bans Stars and Stripes from publishing comic strips.

— Maria Aspan, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026