Bare

Synonyms for bare
adj without clothing

naked
uncovered
bald
exposed
stripped

unclad
undressed
nude
denuded
divested

peeled
disrobed
unclothed
bareskinned
shorn

unrobed
in one’s birthday suit

Antonyms for bare

clothed
private
secret

robed
covered
full

adorned
decorated

Synonyms
adj without covering or content

desolate
vacant
arid
empty
barren

stark
bleak
lacking
clear
desert

blank
wanting
open
void
mean

poor
scanty
scarce
vacuous
unfurnished

Antonyms

cheerful
filled
productive
sufficient
unclear
ambiguous

vague
clothed
full
blocked
closed
occupied

robed
covered
adorned
decorated

Synonyms
adj simple, unadorned

cold
bald
mere
stark
meager

scant
blunt
sheer
spare
austere

basic
chaste
essential
hard
literal

modest
severe
simple
unembellished
unornamented

Antonyms

clothed
thick
robed

covered
full
adorned

decorated

Synonyms
verb reveal

uncover
expose
divulge

disclose
exhibit
show

publish
unveil
unroll

Antonyms

conceal
hide

cloak
cover

secret

Usage Notes

Since the latter part of the 18th century, a distinction has been made between born and borne as past participles of the verb bear1. Borne is the past participle in all senses that do not refer to physical birth: The wheatfields have borne abundantly this year. Judges have always borne a burden of responsibility. Borne is also the participle when the sense is “to bring forth (young)” and the focus is on the mother rather than on the child. In such cases, borne is preceded by a form of have or followed by by: Anna had borne a son the previous year. Two children borne by her earlier were already grown. When the focus is on the offspring or on something brought forth as if by birth, born is the standard spelling, and it occurs only in passive constructions: My friend was born in Ohio. No children have been born at the South Pole. A strange desire was born of the tragic experience. Born is also an adjective meaning “by birth,” “innate,” or “native”: born free; a born troublemaker; Mexican-born.