Synonyms of bare-bones

bare-bones

adjective

as in sparse

including only what is most basic or needed

a bare-bones website

a bare-bones wedding ceremony

The hotel rooms are bare-bones.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sparse
• mere
• short
• minimal
• small
• meager
• lowest
• bare
• poor
• skimpy
• lacking
• scant
• slender
• inadequate
• sterile
• scarce
• scanty
• slim
• spare
• insufficient
• sparing
• light
• littlest
• stingy
• hand-to-mouth
• exiguous
• least
• thin
• deficient
• wanting
• skimp
• slightest
• niggardly
• slight
• barren
• unfruitful
• unproductive
• infertile

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adequate
• sufficient
• satisfactory
• enough
• rich
• tolerable
• fertile
• lavish
• fat
• fruitful
• prolific
• extra
• luxuriant
• excess
• bursting
• flourishing
• thriving
• fecund
• ample
• abundant
• generous
• surplus
• liberal
• proliferative
• copious
• plentiful
• bountiful
• teeming
• swarming
• blooming
• plenteous

Examples of bare-bones in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Over the last decade, U.S. competitors have added bare-bones basic economy fares and started charging for things that used to come for free, like seating assignments. —Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024

Instead, Leon used the original 87-page script as a compass, taking advantage of its famously bare-bones set to create his own version of Grover’s Corner. —Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024

In Bakersfield, professional baseball remains, but only in the form of the Pecos League, a bare-bones independent league that averaged 324 fans per game last year, according to the annual Number Tamer attendance analysis. —Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024

Unlike these consumer devices, though, PCC servers are as bare-bones as possible. —Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024