as in spartan
providing only the essentials and nothing fancy or luxurious
a low-cost, no-frills vacation during which we camped out and cooked our own meals
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Recent Examples of no-frills
This no-frills pick is lightweight, versatile, and easy to dress up or down—whether you’re headed to the office, a park hang, or a casual date night.
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Annie Blackman, InStyle, 10 June 2026
This is no-frills Jamaican jerk chicken, ribs and pork served in overstuffed takeout boxes.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
There's something luxurious about having water next to your bed in a gorgeous vessel, even if that vessel is a no-frills glass-and-cork combo.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 June 2026
The key to mimicking her look is a pair of no-frills pants like these from Amazon.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
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Annie Blackman, InStyle, 10 June 2026
This is no-frills Jamaican jerk chicken, ribs and pork served in overstuffed takeout boxes.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
There's something luxurious about having water next to your bed in a gorgeous vessel, even if that vessel is a no-frills glass-and-cork combo.
—Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 June 2026
The key to mimicking her look is a pair of no-frills pants like these from Amazon.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-frills
Adjective
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Was Kenzaburo Oe, for example, subjected to the same spartan toilet seat?—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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My take → For a $16 billion company, PR has a shockingly spartan website.—
Brian Sullivan,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Armando Chavez, owner of local business NorCal Siders, was brought in for a simple roof patch-up but left with a big idea.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The cause can be something as simple as a lack of water or more complex, like fungal wilt diseases, tomato wilt viruses, walnut toxicity, or boring insects.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Built for austere operations The aircraft combines Mach Industries’ platform development capabilities with Whisper Aero’s JetFoil propulsion technology.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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Her voice, her arrangements, and her performances are sophisticated and beautiful, even austere.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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“No-frills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-frills. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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