Synonyms for stark

Adjective

1. blunt, crude(prenominal), stark(prenominal), unconditional (vs. conditional)

usage: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"

2. austere, severe, stark, plain (vs. fancy)

usage: severely simple; "a stark interior"

3. stark, immoderate (vs. moderate)

usage: complete or extreme; "stark poverty"; "a stark contrast"

4. arrant(prenominal), complete(prenominal), consummate(prenominal), double-dyed(prenominal), everlasting(prenominal), gross(prenominal), perfect(prenominal), pure(prenominal), sodding(prenominal), stark(prenominal), staring(prenominal), thoroughgoing(prenominal), utter(prenominal), unmitigated (vs. mitigated)

usage: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"

5. bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark, inhospitable (vs. hospitable)

usage: providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"

Adverb

1. stark

usage: completely; "stark mad"; "mouth stark open"