Synonyms for
Bare
Definition
Without any clothes or covering; completely naked.
Synonyms & similar words
unfinished
simple
desolate
unsheathed
barren
publicize
mere
sheathed
nude
strip
marginal
spare
scanty
bleak
naked
unembellished
stark
covered
air
plain
publicise
denude
stripped
unornamented
denudate
naked
stripped
uncovered
exposed
unadorned
undressed
plain
unembellished
unvarnished
sheer
thin
spare
minimal
basic
elemental
unornamented
unfurnished
blunt
crude
raw
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- bare minimum
- bare facts
- bare hands
- bare necessities
- bare bones
- barely alive
- barely visible
Word family
Usage note
As an adjective, 'bare' often implies a lack of covering or decoration. As a verb, 'to bare' means to reveal or expose something, often emotionally.
Example sentences
- The baby was bare after taking a bath.
- The trees were bare in the winter.
- The man was arrested for walking around bare in public.
- The ground was bare after the plants were removed.
- The room was bare, with no furniture or decorations.
Quotes
A man is either free or he is not. There cannot be any apprenticeship for freedom. - Imamu Amiri Baraka
It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence. - Mahatma Gandhi
The human soul is hungry for beauty; we seek it everywhere - in landscape, music, art, clothes, furniture, gardening, companionship, love, religion, and in ourselves. No one would desire not to be beautiful. When we experience the beautiful, there is a sense of homecoming. - John O'Donohue