undecorated

adjective

ˌən-ˈde-kə-ˌrā-təd How to pronounce undecorated (audio)
Definition of undecoratednext
as in simple
free from all additions or embellishment left the room simple and undecorated so that she'd be able to concentrate when she studied there

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Recent Examples of undecorated McGuane’s style has at times skewed maximalist, a stark departure from Hemingway’s famously undecorated prose. — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025 Store undecorated sugar skulls in a cool, dry place. — Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025 To the left of the entryway is the kitchen, the only undecorated room, which nonetheless includes a lineup of Titanic board games and a blowup Titanic bath toy. — Laura Bannister, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025 Courtesy Mya Mendola Nevertheless, transformation videos are all over TikTok, showing drab, undecorated freshman dorms elevated into luxurious oases. — Natalie Bennett, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undecorated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undecorated
  1. simple
  2. plain
  3. unadorned
  4. naked
  5. bare
Adjective
  • The task seemed like a simple one for a digital agent, as the booking form was online.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Mungiu refuses to supply easy answers or simple paths to identification in this compelling provocation, which poses unresolvable questions to viewers about our biases and presumptions.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of simple
Adjective
  • In 1929, an Armenian immigrant family founded what would become the Colombo brand, selling large containers of plain yogurt as a convenience for fellow transplants from other parts of the world.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Business leaders, model risk teams, auditors and regulators all need different levels of explanation, from a plain-language summary to a detailed technical trace.
    — Sandeep Shivam, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of plain
Adjective
  • Gilbert announced her departure with a brief and unadorned Instagram post on Thursday.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
  • These poems, spare and sometimes desolate, teem with harsh realities and unadorned truths.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
Definition of unadorned
Adjective
  • Compared to Chalamet, another leading man with great range but more naked ambition than Pattinson, the British star’s self-effacing personality comes across as more endearing, Weekman believes.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • There was Adriana de Moura’s method in the Hamptons, which entailed getting naked in a bathtub to mark her territory.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of naked
Adjective
  • Instead of feet of snow covering the landscape, mountaintops remained bare.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The opposite coast felt like the bare minimum required to outrun what happened to me — the accident that almost killed me; the way everyone in Irvine looked at me after, like I was made of glass and might shatter without warning.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of bare

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“Undecorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undecorated. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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