unvarnished
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unvarnished
Synonyms
bald, bare, naked, plain, plain-vanilla, simple, unadorned, undecorated, unembellished, unornamented
Antonyms
adorned, decorated, embellished, fancy, ornamented
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Seemingly energized by his landmark meeting this week with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, Mr. Trump depicted his presidency as a string of unvarnished successes despite the unfair and even criminal forces arrayed against him. — Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, "Trump, Riding a North Korea High, Unloads on the F.B.I., Comey and Obama," 15 June 2018 In recent weeks, Trump has been pushing back more against the restraints of the office to offer more unvarnished opinions and take policy moves that some aides were trying to forestall. — BostonGlobe.com, "Going off script, Trump bashes immigration at tax cut event," 6 Apr. 2018 Clint provides unvarnished, thoughtful reflections on a path that is possible for anyone bold enough to pursue it. — Fox News, "'Handcrafted: A Woodworker's Story' by Clint Harp," 24 Sep. 2018 In recent weeks, Trump has been pushing back more against the restraints of the office to offer more unvarnished opinions and take policy moves that some aides were trying to forestall. — BostonGlobe.com, "Going off script, Trump bashes immigration at tax cut event," 6 Apr. 2018 In recent weeks, Trump has been pushing back more against the restraints of the office to offer more unvarnished opinions and take policy moves that some aides were trying to forestall. — BostonGlobe.com, "Going off script, Trump bashes immigration at tax cut event," 6 Apr. 2018 In unvarnished, sometimes vulgar comments, the texts reveal the mindset of senior Reed administration officials through the unguarded words of one of Reed’s closest advisers and most ardent defenders, former communications director Anne Torres. — Scott Trubey, ajc, "Breaking: Top Reed aide pressured officials to delay records release," 26 Apr. 2018 Thornberry said of the unvarnished opinions Trump shared with The Sun. — Washington Post, "AP Analysis: Trump’s barbed comments upset British hosts," 13 July 2018 What happens when our irrational tendencies encounter the process of science, which promises an unvarnished view of reality, based on testing and collected evidence—on facts? — Mariette Dichristina, Scientific American, "Barriers between Realities: Irrational Thinking and the Quantum-Classical Divide," 19 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unvarnished.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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