unvarnished
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unvarnished
Synonyms
bald, bare, naked, plain, plain-vanilla, simple, unadorned, undecorated, unembellished, unornamented
Antonyms
adorned, decorated, embellished, fancy, ornamented
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The moment defined West as either rude and obnoxious (to his detractors) or an unvarnished truth-teller (to his fans). — Paul Grein, Billboard, "10 Years After Kanye/Taylor Drama, All the Times an Artist Lost at the VMAs & Won Video of the Year Later That Night," 19 Aug. 2019 What’s also changed is our expectation that artists be unvarnished. — Los Angeles Times, "Commentary: What sexual harassment allegations against Placido Domingo could mean for opera culture," 14 Aug. 2019 So her famed athletic physique -- cloaked in various golden dresses -- is presented raw and unvarnished. — Doug Criss, CNN, "Serena Williams' unretouched cover photos for Harper's Bazaar are about more than fashion," 10 July 2019 Sturridge tells the sadder tale, an unvarnished memory of a young daughter and a terrible accident on a French beach, the kind of dread scenario lurking in every parent’s head. — Peter Marks, Washington Post, "Jake Gyllenhaal is a stage animal for sure. But he needs more feral turf in ‘Sea Wall/A Life.’," 8 Aug. 2019 In December 2014, seven activists met with President Obama and senior adviser Valerie Jarrett at the White House, and the four of us from Ferguson gave an unvarnished account of what was happening on our streets. — Brittany Packnett, Time, "How Ferguson Woke Us Up," 8 Aug. 2019 While some saw a frank, unvarnished look at the U.S., other saw it as un-American. — Paula Allen, ExpressNews.com, "Lost 30-minute ‘Hemisfilm’ ran only six months during San Antonio’s HemisFair ’68 but made lasting impression," 20 July 2019 To fetishize children as pure, innocent beings who can receive your unvarnished wisdom does the same. — Emily Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "The Handmaid’s Tale ends a terrible story arc with an episode that’s kind of okay," 17 July 2019 For his part, Ruiz offers an unvarnished account of his life – warts, uppercuts and all. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Big spotlight means ‘everything changed’ for Imperial boxing champ Andy Ruiz Jr.," 23 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unvarnished.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unvarnished
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