as in simple
free from all additions or embellishment
the completely unadorned clothing favored by members of that religious sect
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Recent Examples of unadorned
Accessing these raw, unadorned states of consciousness is a central motivation for many meditators.
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Christopher Timmermann, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
The elder Hill stands for unadorned tradition, while the next generation experiments with bold new notes and techniques.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
But most of the walls, including those of Hitler’s private chamber, were bare concrete – unadorned except for the odd piece of looted artwork.
—Bryce Hoffman, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Heavy and unadorned, this simple slab of metal makes delicious pizza pies that are crispy and crusty in all the right places.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 July 2025
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Christopher Timmermann, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
The elder Hill stands for unadorned tradition, while the next generation experiments with bold new notes and techniques.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
But most of the walls, including those of Hitler’s private chamber, were bare concrete – unadorned except for the odd piece of looted artwork.
—Bryce Hoffman, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Heavy and unadorned, this simple slab of metal makes delicious pizza pies that are crispy and crusty in all the right places.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unadorned
Adjective
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While House Republicans can pass legislation with a simple majority vote, Senate Republicans cannot advance most matters without meeting a 60-vote threshold.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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But in stoppage time, Miami was gifted a third goal when Jordi Alba crossed from the left and keeper Willis, colliding with defender Walker Zimmerman, spilled the ball right to Messi, who had the simplest of tap-ins.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The promise of artificial intelligence is that the desktop will disappear entirely and users will only interact with a chatbot or a voice that will carry out their bidding through plain language alone, morphing the entire computer into an anthropomorphized character.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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It can be enjoyed plain, sweetened, or with a squeeze of lemon.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The woman was naked under her bloody sheet.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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But Flood had said there were incidents of recording when women were naked still occurring when corrections officers would go into bathrooms or showers.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Markle’s commitment to bare feet comes with bigger health benefits.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Walls on the first floor of the Capitol are bare as portraits of Tennessee governors usually displayed outside the Governor’s Office and Old Supreme Court Chambers have been taken down to prevent them from being damaged.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Unadorned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unadorned. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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