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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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It is a book that leads with its rigorously achieved style, which is stripped down, dryly unsentimental and keenly attuned to the tensions present in families and friendships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025

Some smaller reforms do retain support at Holyrood and could be passed in a stripped down version of the bill.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

And if basic research is stripped down, streamlined, or tossed entirely in favor of “efficiency”? It will not just be scientists who will suffer—it will be all of us.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2024

I look past his eyes, it’s a single room, the bed’s made up, stripped down, military.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood