Synonyms of bare-bones

bare-bones

adjective

as in sparse

including only what is most basic or needed

a bare-bones website

a bare-bones wedding ceremony

The hotel rooms are bare-bones.

Related Words

• sparse
• mere
• short
• minimal
• small
• meager
• lowest
• bare
• poor
• skimpy
• lacking
• scant
• slender
• inadequate
• sterile
• scarce
• scanty
• slim
• spare
• insufficient
• sparing
• light
• littlest
• stingy
• hand-to-mouth
• exiguous
• least
• thin
• deficient
• wanting
• skimp
• slightest
• slight
• barren
• unfruitful
• unproductive
• infertile

Dissimilar Words

• adequate
• sufficient
• satisfactory
• enough
• rich
• tolerable
• fertile
• lavish
• fat
• fruitful
• prolific
• extra
• luxuriant
• excess
• bursting
• flourishing
• thriving
• fecund
• ample
• abundant
• generous
• surplus
• liberal
• proliferative
• copious
• plentiful
• bountiful
• teeming
• swarming
• blooming
• plenteous

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bare-bones

In somewhat bare-bones, cozy settings, Red Lobster became a middle-class family destination, and was welcoming to Black customers at a time when segregation, while outlawed, was still common in much of the American South. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

The Iranian government has been forced to implement sweeping cost-cutting measures, which were reflected in Pezeshkian’s bare-bones visit. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Unlike most bare-bones seafood shacks, there’s real table service here, with smiling, friendly servers, to boot. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

The council then took up the bare-bones $283,193 option for Route 42 only. — Noah Daly august 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026