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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In the reunion episode, which aired Wednesday, Stause alleged that Davis had made disparaging comments about the use of gender-neutral pronouns and defended the practice of white people singing along to the N-word in music.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Nov. 2025
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True Ipomea batatas has bright orange flesh (although modern varieties have much more intense colors than older forms), occasionally white and rarely purple.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Unpainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpainted. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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