as in white
lacking an addition of color
the wooden shingles on the island's houses are usually left unpainted, and over time the salt air turns them a soft gray
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Recent Examples of unpainted
Some pointed out that Swift wore her nails unpainted in both the engagement photos and during her recent guest appearance on Kelce and his brother Jason's New Heights podcast.
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Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
There are unpainted walls behind counters, orange cones, visible wires near the ceilings and construction lifts carrying workers to the rafters.
—Chase Jordan
august 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2025
Take caution not to get the baseboards too wet, as unpainted wood tends to be porous.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
That means buyers will be spending at least $27,000 (as it’s currently priced although that could change) for a two-door, unpainted pickup with manual windows and no infotainment system.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
There are unpainted walls behind counters, orange cones, visible wires near the ceilings and construction lifts carrying workers to the rafters.
—Chase Jordan
august 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2025
Take caution not to get the baseboards too wet, as unpainted wood tends to be porous.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
That means buyers will be spending at least $27,000 (as it’s currently priced although that could change) for a two-door, unpainted pickup with manual windows and no infotainment system.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpainted
white
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Alijah Martin, the Raptors rookie on a two-way contract who was not active for the game, wore a white Blue Jays jersey underneath his zip-up with a new Jays cap.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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All colors—black, green, pink, pistachio, red, blue, and white—have the wide lines running down the sides in contrasting colors.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Unpainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpainted. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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