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

Sure, there are way too many people asking for drawings of obscure anime characters that are nearly impossible to pull off with the bare-bones MS-Paint-like tool in two-and-a-half minutes. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2026

Modern merchant ships, often bare-bones behemoths designed to offer owners the highest possible rate of return, are proving to be surprisingly vulnerable. — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

There aren’t any extra features on the Pro 2, which is as bare-bones as the a01+ to keep its price low and weight light. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

This was also a departure from the old model of farm tourism—perhaps best typified by the network of World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, a platform that connects job- and experience-seekers with sometimes bare-bones accommodations. — Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026