as in simple
free from all additions or embellishment
the unornamented interior of an old New England church
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Recent Examples of unornamented
All the weird and wonderful planktonic foraminifera disappeared, and only some small unornamented ones remained.
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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
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
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Their simple plan goes awry when one of their relatives wants a posh Korean wedding banquet in the heartfelt romantic comedy.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The inspiration The Copleys wanted a low-water garden that would be simple to care for.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This minimalist approach is refined, though perhaps too plain.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Perk up a plain pillow by enlarging a leaf, using a copier to make a pattern.—
Savanna Bous,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The whole movie feels, if anything too realistic; an unflashy, unadorned terror borne from a real-life virus.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Jarmusch may not be explicitly referencing Carver, though both artists have made an unadorned style their identity.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Just a few hours later, Dakota Johnson served up another naked dress inspiration at the Kering Foundation's Caring for Women dinner in New York City.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Bortle scale is a numerical scale that ranges from one to nine, with one being an excellent dark sky site with no light pollution and nine being an area with considerable light pollution and many night sky objects invisible to the naked eye.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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“Unornamented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unornamented. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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