Top synonyms for “stark”: austere, bare, barren, bleak, desolate, severe, stern, immoderate, and 2 more below.
Definitions
- (adjective)providing no shelter or sustenance“bare rocky hills”
- (adjective)complete or extreme“stark poverty”
- (adjective)severely simple“a stark interior”
- (adverb)completely“stark mad”
Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).
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Common synonyms for "stark" include austere, bare, barren, bleak, desolate, severe. Our thesaurus lists 10 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What does "stark" mean?
providing no shelter or sustenance Example: "bare rocky hills"
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