as in simple
free from all additions or embellishment
the completely unadorned clothing favored by members of that religious sect
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Recent Examples of unadorned
Somehow, these unadorned devices are transformed into materials of aching emotional weight.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
However, whereas the standard trailer’s stainless-steel exterior is essentially unadorned, the collaborative vehicle features a bold red beltline, solar guards adorned with perforated cowboy art, and a screen door that bears the Stetson logo.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2025
There was another church pew—long, beautiful, severe, unadorned.
—Helen Molesworth, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Pepe aims for a staging that’s unadorned to the point of attention-grabbing.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2025
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
However, whereas the standard trailer’s stainless-steel exterior is essentially unadorned, the collaborative vehicle features a bold red beltline, solar guards adorned with perforated cowboy art, and a screen door that bears the Stetson logo.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2025
There was another church pew—long, beautiful, severe, unadorned.
—Helen Molesworth, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Pepe aims for a staging that’s unadorned to the point of attention-grabbing.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unadorned
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unadorned
Adjective
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Olive oil is also used to dress simple salads, roasted vegetables, and a host of other dishes.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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Others have argued that the game represents a simple life that is becoming harder to obtain.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The chairs were plain and cane-bottomed.—
Josh Ireland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Opponents of Village Farms worry about building so many homes on a flood plain, especially one so close to an unlined landfill that could be leaking toxic chemicals.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Far from merely giving orders, directors are participants in a social reality in which the most important results aren’t the naked-eye ones of deeds achieved but the magic infinitesimal moments that expand into big-screen spectacles.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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What to expect Unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are completely safe to watch with the naked eye.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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They are sometimes fully clothed, sometimes less so—bare-breasted and bare-bottomed, coquettishly posed, festooned with kitschy props—unabashedly immodest in every sense of the word.—
Bryan Barcena,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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The shelves are bare, and the pennies are being pinched.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Unadorned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unadorned. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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