Synonyms of spartan

spartan

adjective

as in austere

providing only the essentials and nothing fancy or luxurious

accommodations on the windjammer are spartan but clean and comfortable nevertheless

Synonyms & Similar Words

• austere
• simple
• no-frills
• stark
• unadorned
• undecorated
• plain
• unfancy
• unelaborate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• luxurious
• deluxe
• plush
• fancy
• elaborate
• luxe
• decorated
• Lucullan
• adorned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spartan

But as days turn to weeks, and a spartan Christmas gives way to a very unhappy new year, the family must consider the possibility that this is a grim new normal. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

The rooms might be described as spartan, but alcohol flowed freely, sports and activities were abundant, and stays were eminently affordable. — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

What distinguishes Mayrlife from the more spartan end of the detox resort market is the cooking school. — Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 24 July 2026

Remember, Slate’s promising something with no screens and crank windows; even Ford’s fairly spartan Maverick pickup has that spec sheet handily beat. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 24 June 2026

Was Kenzaburo Oe, for example, subjected to the same spartan toilet seat? — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 10 June 2026

My take → For a $16 billion company, PR has a shockingly spartan website. — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 3 June 2026

The service, though less than efficient, is delivered with unfailing Midwestern goodwill; rooms are spartan but have pampering touches such as heated bathroom floors and beds as soft as ermine. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Six weeks later, most of the American passengers who were aboard the MV Hondius are now in small, spartan rooms with a bed and an exercise bike at the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha, Nebraska, facing potential weeks of isolation. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 12 May 2026