spartan

as in austere
providing only the essentials and nothing fancy or luxurious accommodations on the windjammer are spartan but clean and comfortable nevertheless

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Recent Examples of spartan Made the short walk back down the hill, sat in the spartan dorm room that was my home for the next nine months. Sarah Chamberlain, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 With ski season only a few weeks away, the Vail Pass rest area reopened to the public on Tuesday with a bigger, better building that replaced a spartan structure built in 1980. John Meyer, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025 That day, a small television in my spartan hotel lobby showed the second tower of the World Trade Center collapse. Dr. Tom Frieden, Time, 30 Sep. 2025 And so, the film’s spartan spell is undone by snatches of pedestrian drama and goofy, surreal symbolism. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2025 Roku then picked up the rights for a spartan $10 million—about a third of what Peacock shelled out in each year of its contract. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025 But this new 86-footer, stripped of its predecessors’ bling, is more of a spartan, minimalist explorer, with transatlantic potential. Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025 Idaho State Police have released hundreds of additional images taken during their investigation into college murderer Bryan Kohberger, giving the first public glimpse of his spartan apartment in Pullman, just across the state line at Washington State University. Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Gastón Solnicki’s latest work features a magnetic central performance from Willem Dafoe, it is artfully composed with painterly images, shots of Vienna at sunset are exquisite, and its spartan dialogue possesses a dry wit. Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spartan
Adjective
  • The Row continued its domination in austere accessories.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Next, while the Negroni calls upon the voluptuous fruit, herbs, and (sometimes) vanilla from sweet vermouth, the Remember the Alimony uses the far more austere fino sherry, nutty and bone dry, as its fortified wine component.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Monochromatic Raven loves to stick to a simple, serene palette by combining a variety of white tulips with different bloom times.
    Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
  • This Madewell version channels that effortless, neutral polish Kitts described—simple, structured, and endlessly versatile.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This no-frills burger-and-beer joint opened on College Avenue, downtown’s main drag, in 2004 and is the newest of the dive bars mentioned here.
    Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Whereas Steve has the no-frills style of an American tech executive, Noone carries himself with a certain theatrical flair.
    Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The numbers may be stark, but the surroundings and the environment are anything but.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The administration has talked up its policy on social media, issuing stark warnings about the speech of foreign nationals.
    David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Spartan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spartan. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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