GRE vocabulary
unvarnished
plain and direct, presented without embellishment or disguise
In a sentence
Unvarnished in a sentence
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She gave them the unvarnished truth, sparing no one the unpleasant details.
Synonyms
Antonyms
embellishedglossed
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Common questions
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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