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Recent Examples of unornamented All the weird and wonderful planktonic foraminifera disappeared, and only some small unornamented ones remained. Tim Vernimmen, JSTOR Daily, 19 June 2025 These songs’ straightforwardness, especially when performed unornamented and earnestly by Sheeran himself, allow listeners of all stripes to immediately see themselves inside of their big, relatable emotions. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 16 Apr. 2025 Those sorts of businesses, Mr. Rezvani observed, are unornamented, lean and stringent about how many machines or work hours are needed per order. Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024 Opt for a neutral color scheme, and choose unornamented styles for cabinet hardware and backsplash tile. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2022 In echoes of his arraignment last month, Jones appeared via Zoom video conference, wearing a dark suit in an unornamented room, for the U.S. District Court in Detroit proceeding. Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2020 Eventually burial grounds in the United States’ became more basic and unornamented, more removed from people’s daily lives. National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2019 In her plain, unornamented office, the elegant Asakawa toys with the string of pearls around her neck and starts her story at the beginning. IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unornamented
Adjective
  • With just a few chairs, a handful of tables and a simple tent, the setting was intimate but filled with love and intention.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And one of these, for those of us accustomed to British conventions but who follow the game in continental Europe, is the simple passage of time.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • If the debut white-and-navy look was too plain, the sequel was anything but, with vivid colors practically jumping off of the glossy design.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Some are too flashy, while others look too plain to justify the price tag.
    Amina Ayoud, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Jarmusch may not be explicitly referencing Carver, though both artists have made an unadorned style their identity.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Laugh is the kind of rap mastery that shuns maximalism for pristine, unadorned poetics.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • What to expect Unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are safe to watch with the naked eye.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The cloth, bearing an image of a naked man with long hair and a beard, as well as reddish-brown stains resembling wounds from crucifixion, quickly became popular.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Individuals may honor service members by laying flowers or flags at cemeteries, especially military resting places, where many graves often go undecorated.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025

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“Unornamented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unornamented. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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