as in simple
free from all additions or embellishment
the unornamented interior of an old New England church
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In her plain, unornamented office, the elegant Asakawa toys with the string of pearls around her neck and starts her story at the beginning.
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2012
Those sorts of businesses, Mr. Rezvani observed, are unornamented, lean and stringent about how many machines or work hours are needed per order.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Opt for a neutral color scheme, and choose unornamented styles for cabinet hardware and backsplash tile.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2022
In echoes of his arraignment last month, Jones appeared via Zoom video conference, wearing a dark suit in an unornamented room, for the U.S. District Court in Detroit proceeding.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2020
Eventually burial grounds in the United States’ became more basic and unornamented, more removed from people’s daily lives.
—National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2019
IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2012
Those sorts of businesses, Mr. Rezvani observed, are unornamented, lean and stringent about how many machines or work hours are needed per order.
—Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Opt for a neutral color scheme, and choose unornamented styles for cabinet hardware and backsplash tile.
—Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2022
In echoes of his arraignment last month, Jones appeared via Zoom video conference, wearing a dark suit in an unornamented room, for the U.S. District Court in Detroit proceeding.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2020
Eventually burial grounds in the United States’ became more basic and unornamented, more removed from people’s daily lives.
—National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unornamented
Adjective
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Both measures required a simple majority for passage.Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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So no matter who earned your vote this Election Day, do yourself this simple favor: close all of your tabs tracking polls of all stripes.Philip Elliott, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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That's a sandwich of plain white bread with beef sausage and ketchup.Claire Reilly, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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To make yogurt bark, mix 2 cups of plain whole or 2% Greek yogurt with 2 tablespoons of a sweetener, like maple syrup or honey, until smooth.Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The film is both masterfully unadorned and wholly original, steering forward confidently under Khandari’s guidance.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2024
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What to Consider The exterior is completely unadorned, which may be a pro for some and a con for others.Jessica Macdonald, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Five people have been arrested after a 2-year-old was found naked and locked in a cage in Kentucky home littered with feces, police say.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Six weeks later, her naked body was found by hunters in Ozark National Forest.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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These fragments were homogeneous and largely from undecorated storage containers.Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 10 July 2024
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But on Friday, the Old City remained quiet and undecorated, the mood dampened by the ongoing tragedy in Gaza.Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
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