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no-frills

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of no-frills

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
Synonyms of no-frills

austere, spartan, stark
Words Related to no-frills

plain, simple, unadorned, undecorated, unelaborate, unfancy
Near Antonyms of no-frills

adorned, decorated, elaborate, fancy
Antonyms of no-frills

deluxe, Lucullan (also Lucullian), luxe, luxurious, plush

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