English adjective: stark | |||
1. | stark devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment | ||
Samples | The blunt truth. The crude facts. Facing the stark reality of the deadline. | ||
Synonyms | blunt, crude | ||
Similar | unconditional, unconditioned | ||
Antonyms | conditional | ||
2. | stark severely simple | ||
Samples | A stark interior. | ||
Synonyms | austere, severe, stern | ||
Similar | plain | ||
Antonyms | fancy | ||
3. | stark complete or extreme | ||
Samples | Stark poverty. A stark contrast. | ||
Similar | immoderate | ||
Antonyms | moderate | ||
4. | stark without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | ||
Samples | An arrant fool. A complete coward. A consummate fool. A double-dyed villain. Gross negligence. A perfect idiot. Pure folly. What a sodding mess. Stark staring mad. A thoroughgoing villain. Utter nonsense. The unadulterated truth. | ||
Synonyms | arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter | ||
Similar | unmitigated | ||
Antonyms | mitigated | ||
5. | stark providing no shelter or sustenance | ||
Samples | Bare rocky hills. Barren lands. The bleak treeless regions of the high Andes. The desolate surface of the moon. A stark landscape. | ||
Synonyms | bare, barren, bleak, desolate | ||
Similar | inhospitable | ||
Antonyms | hospitable | ||
English adverb: stark | |||
1. | stark completely | ||
Samples | Stark mad. Mouth stark open. | ||