as in simple
free from all additions or embellishment
I'm telling the unvarnished truth
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Recent Examples of unvarnished
Providing unvarnished truthful assessments is the job of the intelligence community.
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Mark S. Chandler, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
The dictations began to coalesce into essays that combined tales of his former, able-bodied life with unvarnished assessments of his medical and mental conditions.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
The unvarnished quality of the video footage, specifically its tracking lines, informs the entire film’s retro aesthetic.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
In a genre often criticized for its performative drama, Quad strikes the perfect balance between delivering just enough theatrics to keep viewers hooked and grounding it all with a dose of unvarnished reality.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
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Mark S. Chandler, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
The dictations began to coalesce into essays that combined tales of his former, able-bodied life with unvarnished assessments of his medical and mental conditions.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
The unvarnished quality of the video footage, specifically its tracking lines, informs the entire film’s retro aesthetic.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
In a genre often criticized for its performative drama, Quad strikes the perfect balance between delivering just enough theatrics to keep viewers hooked and grounding it all with a dose of unvarnished reality.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unvarnished
Adjective
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But with a change as simple as adding a bistro table and chairs, these cozy nooks become inviting oases to use regularly.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Mar. 2025
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But there's a simple—and so easy-to-remember—method that will make the packing process easy every time: the 5-4-3-2-1 method.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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My son didn’t want the standard plain vanilla suspended ceiling.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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With modest effort and our standard test parts, our system looks great all lit up (even with the plain, unlit fans on our 240mm CPU cooler).—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His portfolio of work leans towards clean, unadorned lines peppered with Brutalist inspiration.—
Kissa Castaneda,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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At its core, the piece is rather simple: an unadorned gallery is left in darkness, and visitors are given small blue flashlights to navigate the space.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike with a solar eclipse, all phases of a total lunar eclipse are safe to look at with the naked eye.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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And Fox wasn’t the only star who showed up wearing the nearly naked look.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Unvarnished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unvarnished. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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