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

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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

Christine Cover Ferro‘s costumes situate the jockeying courtiers in a vintage 20th century underworld. Projection designer Nick Santiago fleshes out Angela Balogh Calin‘s stripped down scenic design, which combines Elizabethan simplicity with modern rough edges.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

"We also stripped down to our pants quite a lot," Brydon told The Times of their time filming in Norway.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Sheepishly, Harry sat down on a log, took off his boots, stripped down to a pair of white cotton long johns, and hobbled barefoot down a rocky trail toward Boulder Creek.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

stripped down

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