deglamorized
Stripped of allure
Deglamorized means stripped of glamour or romantic appeal, made to seem ordinary or unglamorous.
A deglamorized portrayal of war shows its brutality rather than heroism.
A deglamorized celebrity appears without makeup or stylists.
The documentary offered a deglamorized look at Hollywood.
Verified as original
- matter-of-factUnemotional and practical
- unromanticWithout tender feeling
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
- no-nonsenseSerious and efficient
pragmatic · hardheaded · sensible · practical · grounded · levelheaded · clear-eyed · unsentimental
Dull and cheerless
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- simpleFree of complexity
bare · unembellished · spartan · stark · unpretentious · homely · unostentatious · undecorated
Accurate and sincere
straightforward · unembellished · raw · unfiltered · unpolished · unexaggerated · unflinching · exposed
Lost one's illusions
- disabusedRid of illusion
- undeceivedFreed from mistaken belief
- awakenedBrought to consciousness
- soberedMade serious or clear-headed
jaded · cynical · disappointed · dispirited · demoralized · disaffected · skeptical · world-weary
authentic
Verified as original
- matter-of-factUnemotional and practical
- unromanticWithout tender feeling
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
no-nonsense · pragmatic · hardheaded · sensible · practical · grounded · levelheaded · clear-eyed · unsentimental · warts-and-all
drab
Dull and cheerless
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
simple · bare · unembellished · spartan · stark · unpretentious · homely · unostentatious · undecorated · modest
truthful
Accurate and sincere
honest · straightforward · unembellished · raw · unfiltered · unpolished · unexaggerated · unflinching · exposed · revealing
disenchanted
Lost one's illusions
- disabusedRid of illusion
- undeceivedFreed from mistaken belief
- awakenedBrought to consciousness
sobered · jaded · cynical · disappointed · dispirited · demoralized · disaffected · skeptical · world-weary · chastened
deglamorizedglamorized
Made to seem attractive
glorified · romanticized · idealized · beautified · embellished
deglamorizeddressed up
Wearing formal clothing
dolled up · gussied up · spruced up · jazzed up · hyped
deglamorizedmythologized
Made into legend
lionized · heroized · exalted · elevated · celebrated