stripped down

[stript-doun] / ˈstrɪptˈdaʊn /

ADJECTIVE

plain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

austere pure simple stark unvarnished

STRONG

bare clean dry muted restrained spartan vanilla

WEAK

bare-bones discreet modest severe

Antonyms

STRONGEST

indefinite

WEAK

abnormal abstruse ambiguous attractive beautiful complex complicated decorated difficult dressed-up embellished extraordinary formal hidden imperceptible incomprehensible intricate obscure obscured ornate pretty unclear uncommon vague

ADJECTIVE

unadorned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

austere

STRONG

undecorated

WEAK

bare bare-bones basic modest stark stripped-down unembellished

Example Sentences

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I have written about this at Slate, though in a complaining tone, because basic economy has gotten pretty stripped down.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

When they got back the surrounding neighborhoods were in ruins: Trees were charred, cars were stripped down to metal frames and homes were gutted or left in ash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Wallen’s music is commercial and polished; Bryan’s is stripped down and frayed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

The true magic of al limone shines when it’s stripped down to its essentials.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025

Every feeling, and with the sense that they’d been stripped down to their essence, revealed for the first time in all their unspeakable beauty, their unbearable fragility.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

stripped down

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