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without clothing adj.
without covering or content adj.
simple, unadorned adj.

ADJECTIVE

without clothing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bald exposed naked uncovered

STRONG

denuded disrobed divested peeled stripped unclad unclothed undressed

WEAK

bareskinned in one's birthday suit nude shorn unrobed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

private secret

WEAK

adorned clothed covered decorated full robed

ADJECTIVE

without covering or content

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arid barren bleak desolate empty stark vacant

STRONG

blank clear desert lacking mean open void wanting

WEAK

poor scanty scarce unfurnished vacuous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful filled full productive

STRONG

ambiguous blocked closed occupied sufficient unclear vague

WEAK

adorned clothed covered decorated robed

ADJECTIVE

simple, unadorned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bald cold meager mere stark

STRONG

blunt scant sheer spare

WEAK

austere basic chaste essential hard literal modest severe simple unembellished unornamented

Antonyms

STRONG

thick

WEAK

adorned clothed covered decorated full robed

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barest

If this familiar-looking advice seems like the barest minimum in modern cybersecurity hygiene, that’s because it is.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

Pearl diving often relied on the barest necessities: a noseclip, leather finger covers and a basket to gather oysters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Greenspan exhibited a deft touch with financial markets, saying the barest minimum in his statements but seemingly always conveying what traders wanted to hear.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

This is the barest minimum required when reading a picture book to children.

From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2025

Sean sat back on his heels, the barest hint of a smile on his face, one palm pressed over his heart.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

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