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stark

/stɑɹk/adjective, adverb1 syllable

Stark means: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.

Synonyms for stark29

adjective, as in without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, thorough, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated, unmitigated

adjective, as in providing no shelter or sustenance

bare, barren, bleak, desolate, inhospitable

adjective, as in devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

blunt, crude, unconditional, unconditioned

adjective, as in severely simple

austere, severe, stern, plain

adjective, as in complete or extreme

immoderate

What does stark mean?6

adjective

1

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers“an arrant fool”

2

providing no shelter or sustenance“bare rocky hills”

3

devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment“the blunt truth”

4

severely simple“a stark interior”

5

complete or extreme“stark poverty”

adverb

1

to the fullest degree“stark mad”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with stark?14

two syllables

remarkembark
Show 40 near rhymes
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Stark in a sentence

  • My little brother ran through the living room stark naked.darinmex
  • She went stark raving mad after learning of her brother's suicide.darinmex
  • I'd like to go out stark naked in the middle of this typhoon.WestofEden
  • There's a stark difference in background and ideology between the two presidential candidates.patgfisher
  • Stark inequality is also corrosive to our democratic ideal.Hybrid
  • Layla had to make a stark choice: left or right.OsoHombre
  • There is a stark difference between the two.rul
  • He gave a stark warning about the consequences of failure.IMer

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Forms of stark

as a adjective

comparative
starker
superlative
starkest