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unvarnished

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of unvarnished

free from all additions or embellishment

I'm telling the unvarnished truth

Synonyms of unvarnished

bald, bare, naked, plain, plain-vanilla, simple, unadorned, undecorated, unembellished, unornamented

Words Related to unvarnished

denuded, divested, stripped

au naturel, earthy, elemental, homely, natural, unsophisticated

forthright, honest, modest, unpretentious

antiseptic, austere, bleak, severe, spartan, stark

inconspicuous, muted, restrained, sober, subdued, toned (down), unobtrusive

conservative, quiet, understated

Near Antonyms of unvarnished

flamboyant, flashy, garish, gaudy, glittery, glitzy, loud, ostentatious, showy, splashy, swank (or swanky), tawdry

bedizened, florid, lurid, ornate

exaggerated, overdecorated, overdone, overwrought

baroque, elaborate, extravagant, ornate, rococo

appareled (or apparelled), arrayed, bedecked, decked-out, dressed, embroidered, garnished, trimmed

Antonyms of unvarnished

adorned, decorated, embellished, fancy, ornamented

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