I. adjective
1.
lacking a natural or usual cover or finish
the room looked bare without curtains and pictures
Synonyms: bald, naked, nude
Related Word: denuded, dismantled, divested, peeled, stripped, uncovered; baldish, depilated, hairless; unattired, unclad, unclothed, undressed, unrobed; arid, bleak, desert, desolate
Contrasted words: attired, clad, clothed, dressed, garbed; furry, hairy; green, leafy, luxuriant, verdant; complete, consummate, finished, perfect
Antonyms: covered
2.
Synonyms: open 2, denuded, exposed, naked, peeled, stripped, uncovered
3.
Synonyms: empty 1, clear, stark, vacant, vacuous, void
Related Word: barren, depleted, destitute, dried-up, emptied, exhausted; unfilled, unstocked, unsupplied
Contrasted words: bountiful, bursting, chock-full, complete, crammed, laden, overflowing, overfull, replete, stuffed; full, stocked, supplied
4.
Synonyms: very 4, mere
II. verb
Synonyms: strip 2, bankrupt, denudate, denude, deprive, dismantle, disrobe, divest
Related Word: disclose, exhibit, expose, reveal, show, unveil
Contrasted words: camouflage, cloak, disguise, dissemble, mask; apparel, attire, dress, garb, invest, robe
Antonyms: cover