unembellished - 11 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | unembellished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective1 |
| Definition: | plain |
| Synonyms: | austere, bare, modest, prosaic, simple, unadorned, undecorated, unornamented, unostentatious |
| Antonyms: | adorned, fancy, ornate, decorated, embellished |
| Main Entry: | unembellished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective2 |
| Definition: | factual |
| Synonyms: | accurate, dry, literal, plain, straightforward, truthful, undistorted |
| Antonyms: | imaginary, fictional |
| Main Entry: | unadorned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | plain, simple |
| Synonyms: | austere, bare, basic, modest, stark, unembellished, stripped down, undecorated |
| Main Entry: | unpretentious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple, honest |
| Synonyms: | discreet, down, folksy*, homey*, humble, laid-back*, lowly, modest, plain, prosaic, straightforward, unaffected, unassuming, unembellished, unimposing, unobtrusive, unspoiled, up front, down home, easy-going, free-spirited, inelaborate, unambitious, unbeautified, uncomplex, unostentatious, unpresumptuous |
| Antonyms: | affected, dishonest, flaunting, pretending, pretentious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unvarnished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | plain, honest |
| Synonyms: | bare, candid, clean, folksy*, frank, genuine, homey*, naked, open, pure, simple, sincere, stark, straight, straightforward, unadorned, unconcealed, unembellished, vanilla*, for real, open and shut, pure and simple, undisguised, undissembled |
| Antonyms: | dishonest, falsified |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vanilla |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple, unadorned |
| Synonyms: | austere, clean, elementary, folksy, homely, humble, modest, plain, rustic, uncomplicated, unembellished, unpretentious, inelaborate, pure and simple, uncluttered, undecorated, unelaborate, unornamented, unostentatious, your basic |
| Main Entry: | bald |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple, unadorned |
| Synonyms: | austere, bare, blunt, direct, downright, forthright, outright, plain, severe, straight, straightforward, unembellished |
| Antonyms: | adorned, decorated |
| Main Entry: | modest |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | limited, ordinary |
| Synonyms: | average, cheap, discreet, dry, economical, fair, humble, inexpensive, middling, moderate, natural, plain, reasonable, simple, small, unadorned, unaffected, unembellished, unexceptional, unobtrusive, unpretentious, unstudied, inelaborate, unembroidered, unexcessive, unextravagant, unextreme, unornamented, unostentatious, unradical |
| Antonyms: | extraordinary, immodest, ostentatious, presumptuous, unlimited |
| Main Entry: | simple |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncluttered, natural |
| Synonyms: | Spartan, absolute, austere, classic, clean, discreet, elementary, folksy, homely, homey, humble, lowly, mere, modest, plain, pure, rustic, sheer, single, unadorned, unadulterated, unaffected, uncomplicated, unembellished, unmitigated, unpretentious, unqualified, vanilla*, inelaborate, not complex, open and shut, pure and simple, unalloyed, unblended, uncombined, uncompounded, undecorated, unelaborate, unfussy, unmixed, unornamented, unostentatious |
| Notes: | simple means 'plain, uncomplicated'; simplistic means 'characterized by a forced, unwarranted simplicity' |
| Antonyms: | jumbled, ornate, cluttered, decorated, embellished |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | austere |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | grim, barren |
| Synonyms: | bald, bare, bleak, clean, dour, plain, primitive, rustic, severe, simple, spare, spartan, stark, subdued, unadorned, unembellished, vanilla*, bare-bones |
| Antonyms: | extravagant, luxurious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bare |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple, unadorned |
| Synonyms: | austere, bald, basic, blunt, chaste, cold, essential, hard, literal, meager, mere, modest, severe, sheer, simple, spare, stark, unembellished, scant, unornamented |
| Antonyms: | adorned, decorated |
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