English adjective: bare | |||
1. | bare completely unclothed | ||
Samples | Bare bodies. Naked from the waist up. A nude model. | ||
Synonyms | au naturel, naked, nude | ||
Similar | unclothed | ||
Antonyms | clad, clothed | ||
2. | bare lacking in amplitude or quantity | ||
Samples | A bare livelihood. A scanty harvest. A spare diet. | ||
Synonyms | scanty, spare | ||
Similar | meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy | ||
Antonyms | ample | ||
3. | bare not having a protective covering | ||
Samples | Unsheathed cables. A bare blade. | ||
Synonyms | unsheathed | ||
Antonyms | sheathed | ||
4. | bare lacking its natural or customary covering | ||
Samples | A bare hill. Bare feet. | ||
Similar | bald, denudate, denuded, naked, undraped, unroofed | ||
Antonyms | covered | ||
5. | bare just barely adequate or within a lower limit | ||
Samples | A bare majority. A marginal victory. | ||
Synonyms | marginal | ||
Similar | narrow | ||
Antonyms | wide | ||
6. | bare apart from anything else; without additions or modifications | ||
Samples | Only the bare facts. Shocked by the mere idea. The simple passage of time was enough. The simple truth. | ||
Synonyms | mere, simple | ||
Similar | plain | ||
Antonyms | fancy | ||
7. | bare lacking a surface finish such as paint | ||
Samples | Bare wood. Unfinished furniture. | ||
Synonyms | unfinished | ||
Similar | unpainted | ||
Antonyms | painted | ||
8. | bare 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 | barren, bleak, desolate, stark | ||
Similar | inhospitable | ||
Antonyms | hospitable | ||
9. | bare having everything extraneous removed including contents | ||
Samples | The bare walls. The cupboard was bare. | ||
Synonyms | stripped | ||
Similar | empty | ||
Antonyms | full | ||
10. | bare lacking embellishment or ornamentation | ||
Samples | A plain hair style. Unembellished white walls. Functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete. | ||
Synonyms | plain, spare, unembellished, unornamented | ||
Similar | unadorned, undecorated | ||
Antonyms | adorned, decorated | ||
English verb: bare | |||
1. | bare (contact) lay bare | ||
Samples | Bare your breasts. Bare your feelings. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | expose, uncover | ||
2. | bare (communication) make public | ||
Samples | She aired her opinions on welfare. | ||
Synonyms | air, publicise, publicize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tell | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | air, beam, bring out, broadcast, broadcast, bulletin, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, hype, issue, pass around, propagate, publish, put out, release, send, spread, transmit | ||
3. | bare (change) lay bare | ||
Samples | Denude a forest. | ||
Examples | They bare the trees | ||
Synonyms | denudate, denude, strip | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clear | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | burn off, defoliate | ||