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ADORNMENT Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word adornment. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For ADORNMENT

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
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

moderate

noun, adjective

n, adj

adjective

• being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme

noun

• a person who takes a position in the political center

adjective satellite

• not extreme

• marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes

verb

• preside over

• make less fast or intense

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• make less severe or harsh

• make less strong or intense; soften

• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

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

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

unembellished

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking embellishment or ornamentation

unfussy

adjective

adj

adjective

• Not fussy.

Alternatives for AUSTERE

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Phrases (1)

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Alternatives for PLAIN

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Phrases (3)

Alternatives for SIMPLE

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Alternatives for STARK

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Alternatives for UNADORNED

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Alternatives for UNEMBELLISHED

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