toplessness

noun

as in nudity

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Recent Examples of toplessness Johnson's exuberance bubbled over in the locker room — though there was an apparent method to his toplessness. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toplessness
  1. nudity
  2. nakedness
  3. nude
  4. altogether
Noun
  • Yes, now The Sun is publishing nudity and interfering with police investigations and doing all sorts of nefarious things, but circulation is going through the roof.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Brands today need nuance to be titillating—nudity and provocation are too available.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of nudity
Noun
  • Chloe Webb’s performance as Nancy Spungen, the junkie girlfriend who Sid probably murdered (the role of Nancy was originally supposed to go to Courtney Love), is breathtaking in the nakedness of its emotion.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But the figurine’s nakedness could have been more practical than erotic – to show bodily changes during pregnancy, for instance.
    — Anna Swartwood House, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of nakedness
Noun
  • Her biggest challenges seemed to be getting the rest of the NBA to take her seriously after previously partying with her father’s girlfriends and posing nude for Playboy magazine.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Very deep shades can make lips look smaller, and ultrapale nudes may wash you out.
    — Jenny Berg, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of nude
Noun
  • According to my calculations, the White House methodology yields the absurd conclusion that eliminating the corporate tax altogether would boost annual household wages by up to $20,000.
    — Jason Furman, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2017
Definition of altogether

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“Toplessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toplessness. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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