adj. 1 unclothed, naked, nude, stark naked, unclad, exposed, uncovered, hatless, unshod, undressed , Brit starkers; Colloq in the altogether, in one's birthday suit, in the buff; Slang US bare-ass He stood completely bare in the middle of the room 2 unconcealed, undisguised, open, revealed, literal, bald, manifest, out-and-out, overt, uncovered, straightforward, direct, unvarnished, unembellished, cold, hard, plain, unadorned, basic, simple The bare facts point to him as the culprit 3 unfurnished, undecorated, vacant, stripped, empty The landlord entered and found a bare flat - the tenants had done a moonlight flit 4 denuded, stripped, leafless, defoliated, shorn, barren; bared After the storm the trees were entirely bare of foliage The hurricane began blowing in earnest, and the little ketch was driving forward under bare poles. 5 plain, mere, simple, minimal, essential, absolute, basic; meagre, scant, scanty For years we scraped by with only the bare necessities of life
v. 6 expose, lay bare, uncover, reveal, open; undress, unveil The torrential rain had washed away the soil, baring the clay and rock beneath He tore off his shirt, baring his hairy chest. 7 disclose, reveal, lay bare, uncover, divulge, unfold, tell, expose, unmask, bring to light Because of the way he had treated her, she decided to bare his secrets to the police Benson bares his soul in his book. 8 strip, divest, denude; defoliate The autumn winds bared all the trees in the arboretum