bare
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- naked, nude, stripped, unclad, unclothed, uncovered, undressed, without a stitch on (informal)
- plain, bald, basic, sheer, simple, stark, unembellished
- simple, austere, spare, spartan, unadorned, unembellished

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Antonyms: covered, cover
Contrasted words: attired, clad, clothed, dressed, garbed, furry, hairy, green, leafy, luxuriant, verdant, complete, consummate, finished, perfect, bountiful, bursting, chock-full, crammed, laden, overflowing, overfull, replete, stuffed, full, stocked, supplied, camouflage, cloak, disguise, dissemble, mask, apparel, attire, dress, garb, invest, robe
Related Words: denuded, dismantled, divested, peeled, stripped, uncovered, baldish, depilated, hairless, unattired, unclad, unclothed, undressed, unrobed, arid, bleak, desert, desolate, barren, depleted, destitute, dried-up, emptied, exhausted, unfilled, unstocked, unsupplied, disclose, exhibit, expose, reveal, show, unveil

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English Thesaurus: empty, blank, bare, hollow, free, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. bare¹ /beə $ ber/ adjective
[Language: Old English; Origin: bær]

1. WITHOUT CLOTHES not covered by clothes Synonym : naked:
a ragged child with bare feet
She felt the warm sun on her bare arms.
bare-headed/bare-chested/bare-legged etc

2. LAND/TREES not covered by trees or grass, or not having any leaves:
The trees soon gave way to bare rock.

3. NOT COVERED/EMPTY empty, not covered by anything, or not having any decorations:
She looked round her tiny bare room.
a bare wood staircase

4. the bare facts a statement that tells someone only what they need to know, with no additional details:
The newspaper had simply published the bare facts.

5. SMALLEST AMOUNT NECESSARY [only before noun] the very least amount of something that you need to do something:
He got 40% – a bare pass.
The room had the bare minimum (=the smallest amount possible) of furniture.
the bare essentials/necessities
Her bag was light, packed with only the bare essentials.
If you ask her about herself, she gives only the barest (=the smallest amount possible) of details.

6. the bare bones the most important parts or facts of something without any detail:
We have outlined only the bare bones of the method.

7. lay something bare
a) to uncover something that was previously hidden:
When the river is low, vast stretches of sand are laid bare.
b) to make known something that was secret:
historical writing which seeks to lay bare the true nature of an event

8. with your bare hands without using a weapon or a tool:
He had killed a man with his bare hands.

9. bare infinitive technical the basic form of a verb, for example ‘go’ or ‘eat’
—bareness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. bare² verb [transitive]

1. to remove something that was covering or hiding something:
The dog bared its teeth.
He bared his back to the hot sun.

2. bare your soul to reveal your most secret feelings

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III. bare³ /beə $ ber/ adverb British English spoken informal
very, or a lot of – used by young people:
Check out this new game – it’s bare hard.
His dad’s got bare money.

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bare
adj.
I. not covered by clothing
VERBS be He was standing there, completely bare!
ADV. completely

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

bare
II. not containing/covered by anything
VERBS be, look | remain | leave sth You shouldn't have left the wires bare.
lay sth, strip sth The earth had been laid bare. The walls have been stripped bare.
ADV. very | completely, quite The room was completely bare.
almost, rather | strangely The room looked strangely bare without the furniture.
PREP. of The house was almost bare of furniture.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

empty used about something that has nothing inside:
an empty can of hair spray
The fridge is almost empty.
blank used about a computer screen or a piece of paper that has no writing or pictures on it, or a CD, DVD etc with nothing recorded on it:
a blank sheet of paper
He stared at the blank screen for a few minutes.
a blank tape
bare used about a room or cupboard that has very little in it:
His room was bare except for a bed and a wardrobe.
hollow used about something that has an empty space inside:
a hollow tree
The suitcase had a hollow bottom.
free used about a seat, space, or room that is available to use because no one else is using it:
Is this seat free?
There are never any parking spaces free at this time of day.
vacant used about a room or building that is available for people to pay to use:
a vacant apartment
The next guesthouse we tried had a couple of rooms vacant.
deserted used about a place that is quiet because there is no one there, or because the people who used to be there have left:
a deserted village
It was three o'clock in the morning and the streets were deserted.
uninhabited /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətəd◂, ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtəd◂/ used about a place that has no people living in it, especially permanently:
an uninhabited island
unoccupied /ʌnˈɒkjəpaɪd, ʌnˈɒkjʊpaɪd $ -ˈɑːk-/ especially written used about a house, room, or office that no one is living in or using at the moment:
unoccupied buildings
Burglaries frequently happen when people are on holiday and their house is unoccupied.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

naked not wearing any clothes or not covered by clothes - used especially when this seems rather shocking:
a naked man
He got out of bed naked, and answered the telephone.
his naked chest
have nothing on/not have anything on to not be wearing any clothes. This phrase is very commonly used in everyday English instead of saying that someone is naked:
Can you wait a minute? I've got nothing on!
The little boy didn’t have anything on when he answered the door!
bare used about feet, legs, arms etc that are not covered by clothes:
The sand was too hot to walk on in bare feet.
nude naked – used especially when talking about naked people in paintings, films etc:
a nude portrait of his wife
undressed [not before noun] not wearing any clothes, especially because you have just taken them off in order to go to bed, have a bath etc:
Sara was undressed and ready for bed but Jenny was fully clothed.
Wearily she got undressed and stepped into the shower.
topless if a woman is topless, she is not wearing any clothes on the upper part of her body, so that her breasts are not covered:
a topless waitress
in the nude not wearing any clothes:
Men and women swam together in the nude and thought nothing of it.
in your birthday suit informal humorous not wearing any clothes:
He likes to sleep in his birthday suit. He says pyjamas are uncomfortable.
go commando informal humorous to not wear any underwear:
In summertime, he likes to go commando.
in the buff informal not wearing any clothes - a very informal use:
a beach where you can sunbathe in the buff

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

plain without anything added, or without decoration:
a plain shirt
The fireplace was plain apart from a small design at the top.
simple not having a lot of decoration or unnecessary things, but attractive:
She was wearing a simple black dress.
The accommodation is simple but clean.
austere very plain and with very little decoration, or very little in it – used about a room or place that does not make you feel welcome:
He dreaded having dinner in that austere dining room.
The building was grey and a little austere.
the austere beauty and grandeur of mountain scenery
spartan plain and without anything that would make life easier or more comfortable – used especially about rooms, conditions, or ways of living:
Her apartment is quite spartan.
They had a very spartan life.
stark very plain in a surprising way, with very little colour or decoration – used about rooms and places:
Sam sat looking at the stark white walls.
It is a landscape of stark beauty.
bare empty, or not covered by any decorations:
Her office seemed very bare now that her desk had gone.
He was tired of looking at the bare walls of his prison cell.
the open plain(s)
On the open plains of east Africa are zebras, antelopes, and gazelles.
the vast/great plain(s)
Beyond lay the vast plains of the Central Valley.
a flat plain
Here a group of small hills rises unexpectedly out of the flat plain.
a grassy plain
The village is situated on the high grassy plains at the foot of the Sierra.
a fertile plain
The rains washed soil down to create fertile plains.

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