unvarnished
Without any gloss
Unvarnished means without a glossy coating of varnish, and by extension, plain and unembellished.
An unvarnished account presents facts without spin or softening.
The unvarnished truth is blunt, possibly uncomfortable, but honest.
The word implies authenticity—what you see hasn't been polished up for presentation.
Lacking any covering
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- unembellishedWithout decorative additions
- starkSevere and unadorned
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
spartan · unpretentious · understated · unpolished · unrefined · simple · basic · stripped-down
Tree-derived building material
- lumberSawn wood for building
- timberWood for construction
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- softwoodConiferous tree lumber
grain · raw · unfinished · unsealed · untreated · natural · sanded · matte
Accordance with reality
- franknessDirect, unguarded honesty
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- bluntnessFrank, unvarnished manner
- forthrightnessQuality of being direct
sincerity · directness · transparency · veracity · straightforwardness · plainspoken · unfiltered · unspun
bare
Lacking any covering
- unadornedLacking decoration or ornament
- unembellishedWithout decorative additions
- starkSevere and unadorned
austere · spartan · unpretentious · understated · unpolished · unrefined · simple · basic · stripped-down · no-frills
wood
Tree-derived building material
softwood · grain · raw · unfinished · unsealed · untreated · natural · sanded · matte · furniture
truth
Accordance with reality
forthrightness · sincerity · directness · transparency · veracity · straightforwardness · plainspoken · unfiltered · unspun · undisguised
unvarnishedsugarcoated
Made artificially pleasant
embellished · falsified · dishonest · distorted · exaggerated
unvarnishedembellished
Decorated or exaggerated
ornamented · elaborate · ornate · decorated · adorned
- unvarnished truthReality stated without softening
varnish, varnished, varnishing, varnishes, revarnish, revarnishing