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bare-bones

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Synonyms & Antonyms of bare-bones

including only what is most basic or needed

a bare-bones website

a bare-bones wedding ceremony

The hotel rooms are bare-bones.

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for bare-bones

bare

exiguous,
hand-to-mouth,
light,
meager,
niggardly,
poor,
scant,
scanty,
scarce,
skimp,
skimpy,
slender,
slim,
spare,
sparing,
sparse,
stingy

deficient,
inadequate,
insufficient,
lacking,
short,
wanting

least,
littlest,
lowest,
mere,
minimal,
slightest

slight,
small,
thin

barren,
infertile,
sterile,
unfruitful,
unproductive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for bare-bones

adequate,
enough,
satisfactory,
sufficient,
tolerable

fat,
fecund,
fertile,
fruitful,
prolific,
rich

lavish,
luxuriant

blooming,
bursting,
flourishing,
proliferative,
swarming,
teeming,
thriving

excess,
extra,
surplus

abundant,
ample,
bountiful,
copious,
generous,
liberal,
plenteous,
plentiful

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“Bare-bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bare-bones. Accessed 6 Oct. 2022.

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The first known use of bare-bones was in 1647

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