barebones
Just the essentials
Barebones means stripped to essentials, with nothing extra or decorative: a barebones budget, a barebones website.
The image is of a skeleton—the minimum structure needed to function.
Often hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun: a bare-bones operation.
A barebones computer is sold without operating system or peripherals.
Had coverings removed
- basicFundamental in nature
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- starkSevere and unadorned
austere · unadorned · streamlined · skeletal · lean · pared-down · no-frills · rudimentary
Low in price
- low-costRequiring little money
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- shoestringCord for footwear
- thriftyPrudent with resources
scrappy · DIY · bootstrap · frugal · penny-pinching · cut-rate · bargain · no-frills
stripped
Had coverings removed
stark · austere · unadorned · streamlined · skeletal · lean · pared-down · no-frills · rudimentary · simple
cheap
Low in price
- low-costRequiring little money
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- shoestringCord for footwear
thrifty · scrappy · DIY · bootstrap · frugal · penny-pinching · cut-rate · bargain · no-frills · affordable
structure
Arrangement of interconnected parts
- outlineSummary of key elements
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- chassisStructural support base
shell · core · foundation · prototype · wireframe · blueprint · template · infrastructure · armature · underpinning
- no-frillsno-frills, basic, plain, simple, utilitarian
bareboneselaborate
Complex and detailed
comprehensive · feature-rich · detailed · complex · embellished