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

The operatives, mostly men and women in their late twenties, sat in a circle in the spartan safe house with a single, small light and no furniture. — Jason Burke, Time, 27 Feb. 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

His solution is to hide technology behind spartan interfaces. — Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 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

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

Plot details are under wraps but according to the spartan official synopsis, the psychological thriller unfolds in a seemingly idyllic and takes audiences on a vertiginous dive into the shifting limits of a sound mind, as grief and obsession take hold. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Apr. 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