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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The premise is simple: A proud dad gets his old band back together to play a song at his daughter’s wedding, only for the group to bash out an early Eighties-style hardcore song, replete with diatribes about Ronald Reagan and white picket fences, all while destroying the venue.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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As long as a biopsy is done and it’s recognized early, there’s a very high chance of cure with very simple and minimally invasive procedures.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
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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Many Brutalist buildings make extensive use of concrete, which are utilized in large, unadorned, and spare structures.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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They are served completely unadorned: just a soft tortilla with a big helping of meat heaped on it, nothing more.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
2 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
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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 29 Jan. 2025.
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