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
Adjective
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Chloe Legault took to TikTok the moment her boyfriend Louis' mom, Isabelle, took a simple task and made it into a heartfelt moment.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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The way this works is relatively simple in concept; TVs and computer software have done it for decades.—
Michael Justin Allen Sexton,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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While most warming devices come only in plain blacks and grays, these go out of their way to look pleasant in four colorful designs.—
Clint Davis,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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The fabrics feature traditional patterns and plain colors, some even have monkey designs.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But, to the modern eye, accustomed to quick cuts and ominous underscoring, the unadorned watchfulness of classic vérité can be jarring.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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What if investment jewelry could be just that; a wearable investment in unadorned precious metals, ready to be cashed in as needed?—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Now closer to Earth than at any time since late 2022 and until early 2027, the red planet—visible below Jupiter—looks a golden-reddish color to the naked eye.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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All month, four planets — Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars — will appear to line up and be bright enough to see with the naked eye in the first few hours after dark, according to NASA.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Residents can bring their undecorated, live Christmas trees to the recycling drop-off location and swap it for a new containerized tree (one per household) that can be planted in their yard.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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Dallas has designated four locations where undecorated natural trees can be left through Feb. 3.—
Tasha Tsiaperas,
Axios,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Unornamented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unornamented. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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