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 sleeping arrangements for the grad students at the Pico Trigaza hut [bottom] were spartan, but the views were first-rate. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026

The primary bedroom has a pair of closets and enough room for a dresser and side tables, whereas the spartan second bedroom is situated on the opposite end of the apartment and is best suited for a home office or a very small child’s room. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Oct. 2026

Even = Paweł Pawlikowski, Fatherland Having been previously nominated for Cold War, Pawlikowski comes into the season sporting a Best Director prize from Cannes for his spartan postwar travelogue. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Even the most spartan features of the airport get a splash of creativity. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026

And the narrative that Iran will just collapse because there is no new money coming in from oil is antithetical to this extreme regime, which prides itself on a spartan life. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

Anderson matches his subject’s reticence with a similarly spartan approach. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Obviously, you're held in this really small space, spartan conditions. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

While Meta adorned communal areas with tech-culture flourishes — think foosball, local art and free snacks — the heart of the server farm is spartan. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026