unvarnished

un·var·nished

adj \-ˈvär-nisht\

Definition of UNVARNISHED

1

a : not adorned or glossed : plain, straightforward <told the unvarnished truth> b : artless, frank <the unvarnished candor of old people and children — Janet Flanner>

2

: not coated with or as if with varnish : crude, unfinished

Examples of UNVARNISHED

1. If you want my unvarnished opinion, the movie stinks.
2. <I'm telling the unvarnished truth.>

First Known Use of UNVARNISHED

1605

Related to UNVARNISHED

Synonyms: bald, bare, naked, plain-vanilla, simple, unadorned, undecorated, unembellished, unornamented, plain

Antonyms: adorned, decorated, embellished, fancy, ornamented

Related Words: denuded, divested, stripped; au naturel, earthy, elemental, homely, natural, unsophisticated; forthright, honest, modest, unpretentious; clean; antiseptic, austere, bleak, severe, spartan, stark; minimalist; inconspicuous, muted, restrained, sober, subdued, toned (down), unobtrusive; conservative, quiet, understated

Near Antonyms: flamboyant, flashy, garish, gaudy, glittery, glitzy, loud, ostentatious, showy, splashy, swank (or swanky), tawdry; bedizened, florid, lurid, ornate; exaggerated, overdecorated, overdone, overwrought; baroque, elaborate, extravagant, ornate, rococo; appareled (or apparelled), arrayed, bedecked, decked-out, dressed, embroidered, garnished, trimmed

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