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barest

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Before the tray goes into the oven, I dust everything with the barest whisper of cardamom.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

The assistant referee did actually flag for offside, but it was extremely tight and VAR subsequently spent several minutes checking Archer's position, with the Saints forward eventually being ruled onside by the barest of margins.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

One theory is that men just aren’t taught about the finer points of hygiene—that because cleanliness is dismissed as a feminine trait, parents give boys only the barest instruction in why and how to clean.

From Slate • May 17, 2024

England was at panic stations and fortunate that Samoa’s next two tries were ruled out by the barest of margins.

From Washington Times • Oct. 7, 2023

Accept nothing but the barest of human necessities.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman