unembellished
adjective
un·em·bel·lished
ˌən-im-ˈbe-lisht 
: lacking embellishment or elaboration (as with decorative elements or fanciful details) : not embellished
a plain, unembellished room
unembellished facts
an unembellished account of their travels
Examples of unembellished in a Sentence
an unembellished vase is best because it won't take attention away from the flowers
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The show’s apron-and-uniform motifs mirrored the quiet functionality of Harvey’s leather heels: sturdy, clean and deliberately unembellished, save for functional gold buckles.
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Israelis, Palestinians, and other local actors ignore the charade—leaving behind the bromides about the two-state solution, peace, democracy, and American mediation—and revert to more visceral, unembellished attitudes that sprout from their pasts.
—Hussein Agha, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2025
Safdie’s film is rather a sweet duet between a remarkably unembellished Johnson and a blazingly good, blue-collar and freshly blown-out Emily Blunt as his codependent girlfriend and eventual wife Dawn Staples-Kerr.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2025
Her pair reminds me of these Earth penny loafers with a warm brown hue and unembellished vamp.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Israelis, Palestinians, and other local actors ignore the charade—leaving behind the bromides about the two-state solution, peace, democracy, and American mediation—and revert to more visceral, unembellished attitudes that sprout from their pasts.
—Hussein Agha, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2025
Safdie’s film is rather a sweet duet between a remarkably unembellished Johnson and a blazingly good, blue-collar and freshly blown-out Emily Blunt as his codependent girlfriend and eventual wife Dawn Staples-Kerr.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 15 Sep. 2025
Her pair reminds me of these Earth penny loafers with a warm brown hue and unembellished vamp.
—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unembellished
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“Unembellished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unembellished. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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