as in simple
free from all additions or embellishment
the unornamented interior of an old New England church
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Recent Examples of unornamented
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
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That’s right—a process that can involve doctors’ visits, insurance claims, and out-of-pocket costs was as simple as buying Band-Aids or shampoo or batteries.Jasmine Browley, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
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Maybe the key to a truly satisfying vacation in 2025 is simple: more of it.Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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Like all the coolest girls, layer yours underneath preppy barn jackets and scarf coats to over plain white tees and baggy blue jeans.Laura Jackson, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
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Stepping through the plain wooden door, visitors see far more than just an old house.Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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Suite for macOS Security A common pattern with cross-platform suites is to give Windows users a full security suite brimming with features and then stick macOS users with nothing but a plain, unadorned antivirus.PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
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The site strikes an almost classical balance between unadorned physical material and graceful interpretation.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 8 July 2024
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Carpenter skipped a matching red manicure in favor of short, naked nails and cozied up in a black and white faux fur vintage Chanel jacket and miniskirt ensemble.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
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What’s lost is the heat and swashbuckling adventure of the original tale, a humanist turn that finds Odysseus at the end of his mortal coil, Fiennes at first haggard, awash naked on the shores of Ithaca after a shipwreck has left him unmoored and divorced from his former kingdom.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Remember in Abbott’s first-ever holiday episode when Janine passed out a completely blank and undecorated cookie to her student, who is a Jehovah’s Witness?Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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There’s actually some science to it—a study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology found that people shown photos of homes decked out in Christmas decorations perceived the residents as friendlier and more sociable compared to undecorated homes.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Unornamented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unornamented. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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