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
The men lived on the Paria Peninsula, in mostly unpainted cinderblock homes that can go weeks without water service and regularly lose power for several hours a day.
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NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
The containers were left unpainted and have not been too thoroughly cleaned, to retain an authentic worn appearance.
—New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
The visual contrast, an unpainted white foam DeLorean suddenly rising on a carbon skeleton, leans into 80s nostalgia while demonstrating practical engineering more than CGI.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Yes, according to the Department of Environment and Conservation, burning leaves and other debris — such as branches, tree limbs, twigs, lawn clippings, woody vegetation, yard trimmings, clean unpainted/uncoated wood, or untreated lumber — is allowed in Tennessee.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
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NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
The containers were left unpainted and have not been too thoroughly cleaned, to retain an authentic worn appearance.
—New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
The visual contrast, an unpainted white foam DeLorean suddenly rising on a carbon skeleton, leans into 80s nostalgia while demonstrating practical engineering more than CGI.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Yes, according to the Department of Environment and Conservation, burning leaves and other debris — such as branches, tree limbs, twigs, lawn clippings, woody vegetation, yard trimmings, clean unpainted/uncoated wood, or untreated lumber — is allowed in Tennessee.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpainted
white
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Surveillance footage showed three people dressed in dark clothing forcing him into a white SUV and speeding off, investigators said.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Photographed heading to Lattanzi in New York with his colleagues for the week, Storrie opted for a chocolate brown, shearling collared leather jacket by Sandro, a cobalt blue knit, straight-leg blue jeans, and black Saint Laurent penny loafers with white socks.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Unpainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpainted. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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