BARE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BARE?

Need another word that means the same as “bare”? Find 86 synonyms and 30 related words for “bare” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bare” are: mere, simple, marginal, barren, bleak, desolate, stark, unfinished, plain, spare, unembellished, unornamented, stripped, unsheathed, au naturel, naked, nude, scanty, unclothed, undressed, uncovered, in a state of nature, unclad, undraped, exposed, uncarpeted, unpainted, unvarnished, arid, denuded, lunar, empty, emptied, unfurnished, vacant, clear, cleared, free, austere, spartan, unadorned, unfussy, empty of, emptied of, lacking, devoid of, bereft of, wanting, deprived of, destitute of, free from, straightforward, basic, pure, essential, fundamental, cut down, bald, cold, hard, trifling, meagre, trivial, paltry, scant, skimpy, minimal, slender, no more than, no better than, just a, only a, sheer, very, denudate, denude, strip, air, publicise, publicize, uncover, lay bare, undress, unclothe, unveil, unmask

Bare as a Verb

Definitions of "Bare" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bare” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make public.
• Uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view.
• Lay bare.

Synonyms of "Bare" as a verb (12 Words)

air	Expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen. Air the old winter clothes.
denudate	Lay bare.
denude	Lay bare. Almost overnight the Arctic was denuded of animals.
lay bare	Put in a horizontal position.
publicise	Call attention to.
publicize	Give out information about (a product, person, or company) for advertising or promotional purposes. Use the magazine to publicize human rights abuses.
unclothe	Remove the clothes from (oneself or someone else). She unclothed her innermost feelings.
uncover	Reveal to view as by removing a cover. Uncover your belly.
undress	Get undressed. Please don t undress in front of everybody.
unmask	Reveal the true nature of. The trial unmasked him as a complete charlatan.
unveil	Make visible. Unveil a painting.

Usage Examples of "Bare" as a verb

• Bare your feelings.
• Bare your breasts.
• He bared his chest to show his scar.

Bare as an Adjective

Definitions of "Bare" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bare” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.
• Without the appropriate, usual, or natural covering.
• Lacking a surface finish such as paint.
• Completely unclothed.
• Only just sufficient.
• Devoid of; without.
• Unconcealed; without disguise.
• Without the appropriate or usual contents.
• Surprisingly small in number or amount.
• Lacking in amplitude or quantity.
• Not having a protective covering.
• Lacking embellishment or ornamentation.
• Apart from anything else; without additions or modifications.
• Providing no shelter or sustenance.
• Lacking its natural or customary covering.
• Without addition; basic and simple.
• Having everything extraneous removed including contents.
• Just barely adequate or within a lower limit.
• Lacking in magnitude or quantity.

Synonyms of "Bare" as an adjective (74 Words)

arid	Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless. His arid years in suburbia.
au naturel	Completely unclothed.
austere	(of living conditions or a way of life) having no comforts or luxuries. An austere expression.
bald	(of a plant or an area of land) not covered by the usual leaves, bark, or vegetation. The bald statement in the preceding paragraph requires amplification.
barren	Showing no results or achievements; unproductive. The sports hall turned out to be a rather barren concrete building.
basic	Relating to or denoting steel-making processes involving lime-rich refractories and slags. A basic fact.
bereft of	Sorrowful through loss or deprivation.
bleak	(of the weather) cold and miserable. A bleak midwinter s day.
clear	Clear and distinct to the senses easily perceptible. The clear complexion of a healthy young woman.
cleared	Readily apparent to the mind. Cleared land.
cold	Of a person feeling uncomfortably cold. Lying cold and stiff in a coffin.
cut down	Cut down with a hand implement or machine.
denuded	Without the natural or usual covering.
deprived of	Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences.
desolate	Feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness. A desolate Pennine moor.
destitute of	Poor enough to need help from others.
devoid of	Completely wanting or lacking.
emptied	Emptied of emotion.
emptied of	Emptied of emotion.
empty	(of a set) containing no members or elements. Her life felt empty and meaningless.
empty of	Needing nourishment.
essential	Absolutely necessary; vitally necessary. The essential feature.
exposed	Not covered with clothing. Some areas of exposed coastline could see gusts of wind of more than 80 mph.
free	(of the wind) blowing from a favourable direction to the side or aft of a vessel. He pulled his arm free and ran.
free from	Not occupied or in use.
fundamental	Forming a necessary base or core; of central importance. Interpretation of evidence is fundamental to the historian s craft.
hard	Unfortunate or hard to bear. Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants.
in a state of nature	Holding office.
just a	Used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting- A.Lincoln.
lacking	Not available or in short supply. Lacking in stamina.
lunar	Of, determined by, or resembling the moon. A lunar eclipse.
marginal	Relating to or at the edge or margin. The cost is negligible less than marginal.
meagre	Deficient in amount or quality or extent. They were forced to supplement their meagre earnings.
mere	Apart from anything else; without additions or modifications. The city is a mere 20 minutes from some stunning countryside.
minimal	Of a minimum amount, quantity, or degree; negligible. Minimal simple evening dresses in luxurious fabrics.
no better than	Quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of.
no more than	Quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of.
only a	Exclusive of anyone or anything else.
paltry	Petty; trivial. He considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost.
plain	(of a person) not beautiful or attractive. A plain fabric.
pure	Of color being chromatically pure not diluted with white or grey or black. Pure air and water.
scant	Barely amounting to a specified number or quantity. A scant cup of sugar.
scanty	Small or insufficient in quantity or amount. They paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families.
sheer	Not mixed with extraneous elements. Sheer white silk chiffon.
simple	Easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty. The house is furnished in a simple country style.
skimpy	(of clothing) revealing the body. My knowledge of music is extremely skimpy.
slender	Being of delicate or slender build. She was slender as a willow shoot is slender.
spare	Thin and fit. The spare figure of a marathon runner.
spartan	Resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity. A spartan existence.
stark	Complete; sheer. A human body lying stiff and stark by the stream.
straightforward	(of a person) honest and frank. A straightforward young man.
stripped	With clothing stripped off. A stripped down budget.
trifling	Not worth considering. A trifling sum.
trivial	Concerned with trivialities. Huge fines were imposed for trivial offences.
unadorned	Not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction. The unadorned truth.
uncarpeted	(of a floor) not covered with a carpet.
unclad	Having removed clothing. Unclad beauties in tropical pools.
unclothed	Not wearing clothes; naked. Her unclothed body.
uncovered	Not covered. Uncovered stone floors.
undraped	Lacking drapery or draperies. A distracting portrait of her with her charms undraped.
undressed	Not treated, processed, or prepared for use. Undressed granite.
unembellished	Not embellished or decorated. Unembellished white walls.
unfinished	Not brought to the desired final state. Unfinished business.
unfurnished	(especially of a house or flat available for rent) without furniture. He is unfurnished with the ideas of justice.
unfussy	Not fussy. A simple unfussy design.
unornamented	Not having any decoration. Functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete.
unpainted	Not having makeup on. Her sweet unpainted face.
unsheathed	Not having a protective covering. All unsheathed wires must be enclosed in a non combustible housing.
unvarnished	Not having a coating of stain or varnish. Please tell me the unvarnished truth.
vacant	Without an occupant or incumbent. A vacant stare.
very	Precisely as stated. Those were his very words.
wanting	Nonexistent. Tested and found wanting.

Usage Examples of "Bare" as an adjective

• The cupboard was bare.
• He outlined the bare essentials of the story.
• She padded in bare feet towards the door.
• A bare majority.
• A bare hill.
• Bare wood.
• Bare bodies.
• An ordeal that would lay bare a troubled family background.
• A bare blade.
• The interior was bare of plaster.
• Bare feet.
• Only the bare facts.
• A bare cell with just a mattress.
• All you need to get started with this program is a bare 10K bytes of memory.
• Leaf fall had left the trees bare.
• Bare floorboards.
• Bare rocky hills.
• He was bare from the waist up.
• The bare walls.
• A bare livelihood.
• The bare minimum of furniture.

Associations of "Bare" (30 Words)

amatory	Expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance. His amatory exploits.
bald	Grow bald lose hair on one s head. The Nissan had two bald tyres.
barefoot	Without shoes on. I won t walk barefoot.
caress	A gentle or loving touch. She caressed the girl s forehead.
denudation	The removal of covering.
denude	Lay bare. Almost overnight the Arctic was denuded of animals.
deprive	Keep from having, keeping, or obtaining. The city was deprived of its water supplies.
disrobe	Get undressed. A group of six guards disrobed them at gunpoint.
divest	Deprive of status or authority. The company decided to divest.
expose	Expose to light of photographic film. The man exposed himself in the subway.
exposed	Not sheltered or protected from the weather. The trail is level but very exposed best on a mild day.
exposure	The state of being vulnerable or exposed. The dangers posed by exposure to asbestos.
kissing	Affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs.
leach	Cause a liquid to leach or percolate. Pesticides and fertilizers that leach into rivers.
mere	Used to emphasize that the fact of something being present in a situation is enough to influence that situation. The city is a mere 20 minutes from some stunning countryside.
none	Not any. Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
nothing	Not at all. He looks nothing like the others.
open	Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness. The concert was held in the open air.
overexposure	Excessive exposure, especially to something harmful. Louis feared media overexposure might damage his career.
peel	The outer covering or rind of a fruit or vegetable. The walls are peeling.
unaided	Carried out without aid or assistance. His first unaided walk through the park.
undo	Cancel or reverse the effects or results of (a previous action or measure. Undo the parcel.
undress	Get undressed. Women in various states of undress.
unpainted	Not having makeup on. An unpainted house.
unspotted	Not marked with spots. The network of avian enthusiasts ensures that no rarity goes unspotted.
unstained	(of reputation) free from blemishes. An apron keeps his clothing unstained.