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unvarnished

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore U words

plain and direct, presented without embellishment or disguise

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Unvarnished in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing unvarnished in a sentence.

She gave them the unvarnished truth, sparing no one the unpleasant details.

Synonyms
plainunembellishedcandid
Antonyms
embellishedglossed
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Questions about “unvarnished

Unvarnished (adjective) means plain and direct, presented without embellishment or disguise
Here is unvarnished used in an example sentence: "She gave them the unvarnished truth, sparing no one the unpleasant details."
Common synonyms for unvarnished include plain, unembellished, candid.
Antonyms of unvarnished include embellished, glossed.
Unvarnished is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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