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superlative of bare.

barest

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without clothing adj.
without covering or content adj.
simple, unadorned adj.

ADJECTIVE

without clothing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bald exposed naked uncovered

STRONG

denuded disrobed divested peeled stripped unclad unclothed undressed

WEAK

bareskinned in one's birthday suit nude shorn unrobed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

private secret

WEAK

adorned clothed covered decorated full robed

ADJECTIVE

without covering or content

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arid barren bleak desolate empty stark vacant

STRONG

blank clear desert lacking mean open void wanting

WEAK

poor scanty scarce unfurnished vacuous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful filled full productive

STRONG

ambiguous blocked closed occupied sufficient unclear vague

WEAK

adorned clothed covered decorated robed

ADJECTIVE

simple, unadorned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bald cold meager mere stark

STRONG

blunt scant sheer spare

WEAK

austere basic chaste essential hard literal modest severe simple unembellished unornamented

Antonyms

STRONG

thick

WEAK

adorned clothed covered decorated full robed

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barest

The Hilltop Youth establish the barest of footholds on open land with temporary lodgings and, in many cases, later build homes and raise families.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

MarketWatch Picks: My Social Security benefits ‘were cut to the barest minimum’ after I retired.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

And survive they did, by the barest of margins, as Marcus Fraser's goal earned a 2-1 aggregate victory over Partick Thistle in the Premiership play-off final, a 1-0 home win on Monday sealing the job.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

This locks in the legitimacy of its Christmas entertainment designation by the barest of definition.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024

Chess strained his ears, trying to listen for even the barest hum of a reply, but there was nothing.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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