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

At Dadeland North, an existing trail connection behind the station garage that was part of the old M-Path, the bare-bones track that the Underline replaced, is blocked off during construction. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

After devastating fire seasons in 2017 and 2018, private insurers began rapidly dropping customers, pushing more than 500,000 homeowners onto the state’s costly, bare-bones insurer of last resort. — Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Other issues, including bare-bones Medicare coverage for addiction care, must be fixed by Congress. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2026

The bare-bones statement from the FIFA disciplinary committee did not explain why Balogun's suspension would be delayed. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 6 July 2026