| Main Entry: | unvarnished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | plain, honest |
Synonyms: |
bare, candid, clean, folksy, for real, frank, genuine, homey, naked, open, open and shut, pure, pure and simple, simple, sincere, stark, straight, straightforward, unadorned, unconcealed, undisguised, undissembled, unembellished, vanilla |
Antonyms: |
dishonest, falsified |
| Main Entry: | genuine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authentic, real |
Synonyms: |
-carat, 24-carat, absolute, accurate, actual, authenticated, bona fide, certain, certified, demonstrable, exact, existent, factual, for real, good, hard, honest, honest-to-goodness, in the flesh, indubitable, kosher*, legit, legitimate, literal, natural, official, original, palpable, plain, positive, precise, proved, pure, real stuff, sound, sterling, sure-enough, tested, true, unadulterated, unalloyed, undoubted, unimpeachable, unquestionable, unvarnished, valid, veritable, very, whole |
| Notes: | genuine means not fake or counterfeit - or sincerely felt or expressed, while authentic means conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief and trust |
Antonyms: |
counterfeit, false, illegitimate, sham, unreal |
| Main Entry: | hard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | true, indisputable |
Synonyms: |
absolute, actual, bare, cold, definite, down-to-earth, genuine, plain, positive, practical, pragmatic, realistic, sure, undeniable, unvarnished, verified |
Antonyms: |
disputable, doubtful, inexact, questionable, uncertain, untrue |
| Main Entry: | literal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | word for word; exact, real |
Synonyms: |
accurate, actual, apparent, authentic, bona fide, close, critical, faithful, genuine, gospel, methodical, natural, not figurative, ordinary, plain, scrupulous, simple, strict, to the letter, true, undeviating, unerring, unexaggerated, unvarnished, usual, veracious, verbal, verbatim, veritable, written |
Antonyms: |
exaggerated, figurative, imaginative, loose |
| Main Entry: | matter-of-fact |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic, unembellished |
Synonyms: |
apathetic, calm, cold, cold-blooded, deadpan, down-to-earth, dry, dull, earthy, emotionless, factual, feasible, flat, hard-boiled, impassive, impersonal, lifeless, mundane, naked*, objective, phlegmatic, plain, practical, pragmatic, prosaic, prosy, serious, sober, stoic, stolid, unaffected, unidealistic, unimaginative, unimpassioned, unsentimental, unvarnished |
Antonyms: |
emotional, imaginative, lively |
| Main Entry: | naked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | manifest, evident |
Synonyms: |
artless, blatant, disclosed, discovered, dry, matter-of-fact, obvious, open, overt, palpable, patent, plain, pure, revealed, sheer, simple, stark, unadorned, undisguised, unexaggerated, unmistakable, unqualified, unvarnished |
Antonyms: |
hidden, private, secret |
| Main Entry: | plain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unembellished, basic |
Synonyms: |
austere, bare, bare bones, clean, discreet, dry, modest, muted, pure, restrained, severe, simple, spartan, stark, stripped down, unvarnished, vanilla |
Antonyms: |
decorated, dressed-up, embellished, formal, ornate |
| Main Entry: | simple |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | childlike, innocent |
Synonyms: |
amateur, artless, bald, basic, childish, direct, frank, green, guileless, honest, ingenuous, naive, naked, natural, plain, sincere, square, stark, trusting, unaffected, unartificial, undeniable, unexperienced, unpretentious, unschooled, unsophisticated, unstudied, unvarnished |
Antonyms: |
mature, older, sophisticated |
| Main Entry: | straightforward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest |
Synonyms: |
aboveboard, barefaced, candid, direct, forthright, frank, genuine, guileless, honorable, just, laid on the line, level, like it is, mellow*, open, outspoken, plain, plain-dealing, pretenseless, right-on, sincere, square-shooting, straight, straight-arrow, talking turkey, truthful, unconcealed, undisguised, undissembled, undissembling, unequivocal, unvarnished, up front, upright, upstanding, veracious |
Antonyms: |
deceitful, devious, dishonest |
| Main Entry: | unpolished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rough |
Synonyms: |
raw, unfinished, unsmoothed, unvarnished |
Antonyms: |
polished, shiny, smooth |