Synonyms for
Bare
Definition
Without any clothes or covering; completely naked.
Synonyms & similar words
marginal
unfinished
publicise
barren
strip
publicize
stripped
denude
nude
scanty
bleak
plain
denudate
air
covered
unsheathed
sheathed
mere
naked
stark
desolate
unembellished
simple
unornamented
spare
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.
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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