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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

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

MarketWatch Picks: My Social Security benefits ‘were cut to the barest minimum’ after I retired.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

This locks in the legitimacy of its Christmas entertainment designation by the barest of definition.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024

The assistant referee did actually flag for offside, but it was extremely tight and VAR subsequently spent several minutes checking Archer's position, with the Saints forward eventually being ruled onside by the barest of margins.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024

It required the very barest amount of commitment or expectation.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss