Synonyms for stark
stɑrkstark

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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), 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, utter(a), stern

   Antonyms:
   mitigated, fancy, conditional, moderate, hospitable

6. starkadverb

   completely

   "stark mad"; "mouth stark open"

   Antonyms:
   fancy, moderate, conditional, hospitable, mitigated

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. starkadjective

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

2. starkadjective

   Synonyms:
   wholly, entirely, completely, fully

3. starkadjective

   Synonyms:
   radiated, stellate, stellated, stellular

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "stark":

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

How to pronounce stark?

How to say stark in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use stark in a sentence?

1. Joey Ciaramitaro:

   The rarest would be like a stark white lobster and we've had like maybe one or two of those, we had one that was split directly down the middle of its shell. Stark, stark white. I nicknamed that one the 'Phantom of the Lobsta'.

2. General Motors:

   Every day, everyone at General Motors is expected to uphold a set of values that are integral to the fabric of our culture, discrimination and harassment are not acceptable and [ are ] in stark contrast to how we expect people to show up at work.

3. Chuck Schumer:

   It is a stark reminder of the difference between our two parties: Democrats are fighting to expand and improve healthcare coverage and lower costs while Republicans are trying to take it all away and raise costs.

4. Lloyd Austin:

   This fallen officer died in the line of duty, helping protect the tens of thousands of people who work in — and who visit — the Pentagon on a daily basis, this tragic death today is a stark reminder of the dangers they face and the sacrifices they make. We are forever grateful for that service and the courage with which it is rendered.

5. President Barack Obama:

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