BAREST Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word barest. (close relations)
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Best Alternatives
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| mere | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
noun • a small pond of standing water adjective satellite • being nothing more than specified • apart from anything else; without additions or modifications | ||||||
| plain | noun, adjectiven, 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 | ||||||
| spare | verb, noun, adjectivev, 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 | ||||||
| stripped | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • having only essential or minimal features • having everything extraneous removed including contents • with clothing stripped off | ||||||
| air | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of • the region above the ground • a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing • a slight wind (usually refreshing) • the mass of air surrounding the Earth • once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour blood • a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence • medium for radio and television broadcasting • travel via aircraft verb • expose to fresh air • be broadcast • broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television • make public • expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry • expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen | ||||||
| barren | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation adjective satellite • providing no shelter or sustenance • not bearing offspring • completely wanting or lacking | ||||||
| bleak | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • offering little or no hope • providing no shelter or sustenance • unpleasantly cold and damp | ||||||
| brook | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) verb • put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||||||
| denudate | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • without the natural or usual covering verb • lay bare | ||||||
| denude | verbv | |||||
verb • lay bare | ||||||
| desolate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • providing no shelter or sustenance • crushed by grief verb • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch • reduce in population • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | ||||||
| despoiled | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence | ||||||
| empty | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • holding or containing nothing noun • a container that has been emptied adjective satellite • devoid of significance or force • needing nourishment • emptied of emotion verb • make void or empty of contents • become empty or void of its content • leave behind empty; move out of • remove the contents of a container • excrete or discharge from the body | ||||||
| endure | verbv | |||||
verb • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • face and withstand with courage • continue to live and avoid dying • undergo or be subjected to • last and be usable • persist for a specified period of time • continue to exist | ||||||
| expose | verbv | |||||
noun • the exposure of an impostor or a fraud verb • expose or make accessible to some action or influence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • to show, make visible or apparent • remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body • reveal to view as by removing a cover • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position • expose to light, of photographic film • expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas • abandon by leaving out in the open air | ||||||
| exposed | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • with no protection or shield • not covered with clothing | ||||||
| marginal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • at or constituting a border or edge • of questionable or minimal quality • just barely adequate or within a lower limit • producing at a rate that barely covers production costs | ||||||
| minimal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • the least possible | ||||||
| publicise | verbv | |||||
verb • call attention to • make public | ||||||
| publicize | verbv | |||||
verb • make public • call attention to | ||||||
