UNELABORATE Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

unelaborate

adjective

Definition of unelaborate

as in undecorated

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Recent Examples of unelaborate How can something so unelaborate as Sole Meuniere with Lemon and Browned Butter be such a rave? — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2017

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Adjective

Her room was undecorated and gray, crowded with machines whose chorus of irritating beeping never ceased.

— Anna Tsioulias, STAT, 29 July 2026
The stage then ended with a shock victory for the breakaway, with an undecorated quartet holding off a distracted peloton by 10 seconds — Uno-X Mobility’s Fredrik Dversnes winning the sprint.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 25 May 2026

Definition of undecorated

Adjective

Hayden Heights For years, any number of drivers passing the Hayden Heights Library on White Bear Avenue have assumed the boxy, unadorned 1979 building was some form of warehouse or private office, according to library surveys.

— Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026
Gilbert announced her departure with a brief and unadorned Instagram post on Thursday.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026

Definition of unadorned

Adjective

Waist circumference is one simple way to estimate visceral fat.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
From a straightforward season-long points race to giving the points leader a cushion on the leaderboard, and now the simple format of awarding the FedEx Cup to the winner of the Tour Championship, the postseason has long needed a boost.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of simple

Adjective

The writing was elegant but direct, decidedly unfancy, and always infused by Gurza’s encyclopedic knowledge of music and passion for social justice, community and family.

— Richard Marosi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
John McDermott’s set, whose centerpiece is a large papier-mâché sheep, mostly looks like it was put together from objects found in an alley, while Charlotte Palmer-Lane’s costumes are correct but unfancy.

— Terry Teachout, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021

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