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Synonyms for unvarnished

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Natural, unmodified, unembellished, not exaggerated.

    She told the unvarnished truth.

Example sentences

  • naked What's wrong with running around your house naked?
  • bare I saw my uncle kill a scorpion with his bare hand.
  • unadorned It was a small, unadorned room.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
unvarnishedrising
nakedrising
barerising
unadornedrising
unstainedfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
bare1, bald1
5 letters
plain1, naked2
6 letters
simple2, direct2, severe2, candid2, chaste1
7 letters
sincere2, spartan2, austere2
8 letters
undecked, inornate
9 letters
unadorned3, untrimmed, unstained2, unfeigned
11 letters
undecorated, ungarnished
12 letters
unornamented
13 letters
unembellished

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (naked2 = 2 syllables).