unembellished
Stark and simple
Unembellished means plain, without decoration or ornamentation.
An unembellished account of events sticks to facts without flourish or exaggeration.
An unembellished room lacks decorative touches.
The word often carries a positive connotation of honesty or simplicity: She gave an unembellished version of what happened.
Wearing no garments
- strippedHad coverings removed
- exposedOut in open
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- starkSevere and unadorned
raw · unvarnished · unadorned · bald · unveiled · unclad · unfurnished · undisguised
Rigorously simple, unadorned
- asceticOne who renounces indulgence
- starkSevere and unadorned
- monasticOf religious community life
- puritanicalExcessively strict about morals
severe · rigorous · restrained · sober · disciplined · abstemious · chaste · penitential
Lacking decoration or ornament
- unornamentedWithout decorative additions
- undecoratedWithout added ornament
- simpleFree of complexity
- homelyUnattractive in appearance
unpretentious · modest · unassuming · no-frills · understated · unfussy · unelaborate · unaffected
Without embellishment or coating
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
- frankOpen and direct
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- candidHonest and direct
direct · truthful · matter-of-fact · unexaggerated · undistorted · literal · factual · accurate
naked
Wearing no garments
stark · raw · unvarnished · unadorned · bald · unveiled · unclad · unfurnished · undisguised · unmasked
spartan
Rigorously simple, unadorned
puritanical · severe · rigorous · restrained · sober · disciplined · abstemious · chaste · penitential · stern
unadorned
Lacking decoration or ornament
- unornamentedWithout decorative additions
- undecoratedWithout added ornament
- simpleFree of complexity
homely · unpretentious · modest · unassuming · no-frills · understated · unfussy · unelaborate · unaffected · humble
unvarnished
Without embellishment or coating
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
- frankOpen and direct
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
candid · direct · truthful · matter-of-fact · unexaggerated · undistorted · literal · factual · accurate · objective
- no-frillsno-frills, bare-bones, basic, plain, simple
- simplicitysimple, minimalism, plain, clarity, bare
- Realist Cinemaneorealism, location shooting, social realism, non-actors, documentary style
unembellishedembellished
Decorated or exaggerated
adorned · decorated · ornate · elaborate · ornamented
unembellishedexaggerated
Made larger than reality
embellished · embroidered · overwrought · florid · overdone
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