Synonyms for Stark
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1. blunt, crude(a), stark(a)adjective

   devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

   "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"

   Antonyms:
   conditional, fancy, mitigated, moderate, hospitable

2. austere, severe, stark, sternadjective

   severely simple

   "a stark interior"

   Synonyms:
   life-threatening, perfect(a), consummate(a), unadulterated, double-dyed(a), austere, serious, ascetic, bare, arrant(a), stark, severe, desolate, staring(a), unrelenting, stern, grievous, sodding(a), unappeasable, grave, everlasting(a), crude(a), dangerous, wicked, complete(a), hard, gross(a), terrible, stark(a), pure(a), relentless, barren, unforgiving, blunt, grim, bleak, inexorable, exacting, thoroughgoing(a), strict, ascetical, utter(a), spartan, knockout

   Antonyms:
   fancy, moderate, hospitable, mitigated, conditional

3. starkadjective

   complete or extreme

   "stark poverty"; "a stark contrast"

   Synonyms:
   everlasting(a), perfect(a), sodding(a), utter(a), thoroughgoing(a), double-dyed(a), crude(a), complete(a), stern, gross(a), staring(a), arrant(a), bleak, desolate, stark(a), barren, consummate(a), pure(a), blunt, unadulterated, austere, severe, bare

   Antonyms:
   conditional, hospitable, moderate, mitigated, fancy

4. arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulteratedadjective

   without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

   "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"

   Antonyms:
   mitigated, fancy, conditional, moderate, hospitable

5. bare, barren, bleak, desolate, starkadverb

   providing no shelter or sustenance

   "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"

   Synonyms:
   spare, bare(a), devoid, perfect(a), consummate(a), blunt, unornamented, austere, au naturel(p), bare, raw, marginal, arrant(a), black, severe, gross(a), staring(a), simple(a), stripped, desolate, destitute, mere(a), cutting, everlasting(a), double-dyed(a), crude(a), dim, complete(a), innocent, plain, nude, unsheathed, pure(a), unfinished, barren, stark(a), unadulterated, thoroughgoing(a), free, naked, bleak, unembellished, sodding(a), scanty, stark, utter(a), stern

   Antonyms:
   mitigated, fancy, conditional, moderate, hospitable

6. starkadverb

   completely

   "stark mad"; "mouth stark open"

   Antonyms:
   fancy, moderate, conditional, hospitable, mitigated

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1. starkadjective

   Synonyms:
   mere, simple, sheer, bare, downright, gross, unmistakable

2. starkadjective

   Synonyms:
   wholly, entirely, completely, fully

3. starkadjective

   Synonyms:
   radiated, stellate, stellated, stellular

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1. List of paraphrases for "stark":

   strong, starck, flagrant, joyless, harsh, sharp, grim, austere, blatant

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1. John Dearing:

   The messages here are stark. We need to prepare for changes in our planet's ecosystems that are faster than we previously envisaged.

2. Patrick Shanahan:

   Today is a stark reminder of the dangerous missions our men and women in uniform perform on our behalf each and every day.

3. President Barack Obama:

   ISIL is a hateful and abhorrent terrorist group whose actions stand in stark contrast to the spirit of people like Kayla.

4. William Nee:

   China should immediately and completely end its control over people's decisions to have children. This would not only be good for improving human rights, but would also make sense given the stark demographic challenges that lie ahead.

5. Norm Papernick:

   Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad.