BAREBONED Synonyms
0 hypernym for bareboned. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for BAREBONED
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| austere | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • severely simple • of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect • practicing great self-denial | ||||||
| bare | verb, adverb, adjective v, adv, adj | |||||
adjective • not having a protective covering • lacking its natural or customary covering adjective satellite • having no clothes on the body • lacking in magnitude or quantity • just barely adequate or within a lower limit • apart from anything else; without additions or modifications • lacking a surface finish such as paint • providing no shelter or sustenance • having everything extraneous removed including contents • lacking embellishment or ornamentation verb • expose to view • make public • lay bare | ||||||
| basic | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • pertaining to or constituting a base or basis noun • (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant • a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use adjective satellite • reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality • serving as a base or starting point • of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base | ||||||
| lean | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
adjective • lacking excess flesh • lacking in mineral content or combustible material noun • the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical adjective satellite • containing little excess • not profitable or prosperous verb • to incline or bend from a vertical position • cause to lean or incline • have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined • rely on for support • cause to lean to the side | ||||||
| plain | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
adjective • not elaborate or elaborated; simple • lacking patterns especially in color noun • extensive tract of level open land • a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side adverb • unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') adjective satellite • clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment • not mixed with extraneous elements • free from any effort to soften to disguise • lacking embellishment or ornamentation • lacking in physical beauty or proportion verb • express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness | ||||||
| simple | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved • (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions noun • any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties • a person lacking intelligence or common sense adjective satellite • easy and not involved or complicated • apart from anything else; without additions or modifications • exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity • lacking mental capacity and subtlety • unornamented | ||||||
| spare | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • an extra component of a machine or other apparatus • an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle • a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls adjective satellite • thin and fit • more than is needed, desired, or required • not taken up by scheduled activities • kept in reserve especially for emergency use • lacking in magnitude or quantity • lacking embellishment or ornamentation verb • refrain from harming • save or relieve from an experience or action • give up what is not strictly needed • use frugally or carefully | ||||||
| stark | adjective adj | |||||
adverb • to the fullest degree adjective satellite • devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment • severely simple • complete or extreme • without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers • providing no shelter or sustenance | ||||||
| unadorned | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction | ||||||