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bare

/bɛɹ/verb, adjective1 syllable

Bare means: lacking in magnitude or quantity.

Synonyms for bare55

verb, as in make public

publicize, publicise, air

verb, as in lay bare

denude, denudate, strip

adjective, as in lacking in magnitude or quantity

scanty, spare, meager, meagre, meagerly, stingy, scrimpy

adjective, as in lacking its natural or customary covering

bald, denuded, denudate, naked, undraped, unroofed

adjective, as in lacking embellishment or ornamentation

plain, spare, unembellished, unornamented, unadorned, undecorated

adjective, as in providing no shelter or sustenance

barren, bleak, desolate, stark, inhospitable

adjective, as in having no clothes on the body

au naturel, naked, nude, unclothed

adjective, as in apart from anything else; without additions or modifications

adjective, as in just barely adequate or within a lower limit

adjective, as in lacking a surface finish such as paint

unfinished, unpainted

adjective, as in having everything extraneous removed including contents

adjective, as in not having a protective covering

unsheathed

also used for bare

minimal, exposed, uncovered, undressed, unfurnished, unstocked, unsupplied, austere, chaste, inornate, modest, despoiled, apparent, displayed, distinct

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Opposites of bare

What does bare mean?13

adjective

1

lacking in magnitude or quantity“a bare livelihood”

2

lacking its natural or customary covering“a bare hill”

3

lacking embellishment or ornamentation“a plain hair style”

4

providing no shelter or sustenance“bare rocky hills”

5

having no clothes on the body“bare bodies”

6

apart from anything else; without additions or modifications“only the bare facts”

7

just barely adequate or within a lower limit“a bare majority”

8

lacking a surface finish such as paint“bare wood”

9

having everything extraneous removed including contents“the bare walls”

10

not having a protective covering“unsheathed cables”

verb

1

make public“She aired her opinions on welfare”

2

lay bare“denude a forest”

3

expose to view“bare your breasts”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with bare?51

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All 51 rhymes for bare, grouped by syllable

Bare in a sentence

  • After a week of panic buying, the city's grocery stores have mostly bare shelves.Hybrid
  • A small, bare bulb was the only source of light.AlanF_US
  • I need to buy some food, as the fridge is completely bare.sundown
  • He pulled his shirt over his head, showing his bare back.Nuel
  • They looked into all the rooms; they were cold, bare, and empty.ddnktr
  • Only the bare foot, feels the pain of a thorn.FaridTrad
  • Since the decades-long reforestation program, there are hardly any bare mountains anymore.frpzzd
  • Her feet were bare, as was the custom in those days.CK

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Forms of bare

as a verb

past tense
bared
present participle
baring
third-person singular
bares
past participle
bared

as a adjective

comparative
barer
superlative
barest