as in simple
free from all additions or embellishment
the completely unadorned clothing favored by members of that religious sect
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Recent Examples of unadorned
The Papal Gentlemen—laymen who attend to the Pope’s private needs and aid in his displays of hospitality and diplomacy—acted as pallbearers in black suits, carrying the unadorned wooden casket that held Francis’s body.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
To reach the elevator to the seventh floor, kids and parents pass through an unadorned space where the church distributes items from its food pantry.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
Editors’ Picks The writing is often straightforward and unadorned but there are evocative touches on every page and many comic moments.
—Joseph Berger, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
In these factual sections, Tuck’s voice is sober and unadorned, befitting the overwhelming horror of the subject matter.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
To reach the elevator to the seventh floor, kids and parents pass through an unadorned space where the church distributes items from its food pantry.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
Editors’ Picks The writing is often straightforward and unadorned but there are evocative touches on every page and many comic moments.
—Joseph Berger, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
In these factual sections, Tuck’s voice is sober and unadorned, befitting the overwhelming horror of the subject matter.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unadorned
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Serving clients around the globe, ACE operates with a simple but powerful mission: to help individuals and companies navigate aircraft transactions with confidence, clarity, and efficiency.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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White is easy, simple, and many times, the best choice for a clean slate.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Its impact on the modern environment is made plain when the geologist protagonist must flee terrible wildfires there.—
Diana Arterian
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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My mom rocked her plain white canvas sneakers through her four years at Michigan State University (that's her in the picture on the day the Olympic torch was run through the MSU campus in 1984).—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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There’s no exact count of how many people fit inside Sahara, but to the naked eye, there appears to be roughly 20,000 people here to see him, with the crowd spilling out of the tent and extending up the adjacent hillside viewing area.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
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As always, readers are encouraged to never look directly at the sun with the naked eye, standard sunglasses, or with binoculars/a telescope, as doing so can permanently damage your vision.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 May 2025
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At Keep Memory Alive’s The Power of Love Gala in February, the author told PEOPLE that the rest of her children were all buzzing about seeing their sibling bare it all on screen.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Name: Itea virginica Size: 2-6 feet tall, 4-6 feet wide Zones: 5-9 19 of 20 Winterberry A slow-growing, deciduous, multi-stemmed shrub, winterberry is a show-stopper in winter when female plants produce an abundance of showy berries on their bare branches.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
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“Unadorned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unadorned. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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