Definition of bare

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• bare is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
• bare is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
• bare is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of bare

• apart from anything else; without additions or modifications (adjective)

  Examples

  1. only the bare facts

  Synonyms

  1. mere
  2. simple
• lay bare (verb)

  Examples

  1. bare your breasts
  2. bare your feelings

  Synonyms

  1. denudate
  2. denude
  3. strip
• just barely adequate or within a lower limit (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a bare majority

  Synonyms

  1. marginal
• providing no shelter or sustenance (adjective)

  Examples

  1. bare rocky hills

  Synonyms

  1. barren
  2. bleak
  3. desolate
  4. stark
• lacking a surface finish such as paint (adjective)

  Examples

  1. bare wood

  Synonyms

  1. unfinished
• lacking embellishment or ornamentation (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. plain
  2. spare
  3. unembellished
  4. unornamented
• having everything extraneous removed including contents (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the bare walls
  2. the cupboard was bare

  Synonyms

  1. stripped
• not having a protective covering (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a bare blade

  Synonyms

  1. unsheathed
• completely unclothed (adjective)

  Examples

  1. bare bodies

  Synonyms

  1. au naturel
  2. naked
  3. nude
• make public (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. air
  2. publicise
  3. publicize
• lacking in magnitude or quantity (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a bare livelihood

  Synonyms

  1. scanty
  2. spare
• lacking its natural or customary covering (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a bare hill
  2. bare feet

See definition of bare in Merriam Webster