Synonyms for stark
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1. blunt, crude(a), stark(a)adjective

   devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

   "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"

   Antonyms:
   conditional, fancy, mitigated, moderate, hospitable

2. austere, severe, stark, sternadjective

   severely simple

   "a stark interior"

   Synonyms:
   life-threatening, perfect(a), consummate(a), unadulterated, double-dyed(a), austere, serious, ascetic, bare, arrant(a), severe, desolate, staring(a), unrelenting, stern, grievous, sodding(a), unappeasable, grave, everlasting(a), crude(a), dangerous, wicked, complete(a), hard, gross(a), terrible, stark(a), pure(a), relentless, barren, unforgiving, blunt, grim, bleak, inexorable, exacting, thoroughgoing(a), strict, ascetical, utter(a), spartan, knockout

   Antonyms:
   fancy, moderate, hospitable, mitigated, conditional

3. starkadjective

   complete or extreme

   "stark poverty"; "a stark contrast"

   Synonyms:
   everlasting(a), perfect(a), sodding(a), utter(a), thoroughgoing(a), double-dyed(a), crude(a), complete(a), stern, gross(a), staring(a), arrant(a), bleak, desolate, stark(a), barren, consummate(a), pure(a), blunt, unadulterated, austere, severe, bare

   Antonyms:
   conditional, hospitable, moderate, mitigated, fancy

4. arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulteratedadjective

   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"; "the unadulterated truth"

   Antonyms:
   mitigated, fancy, conditional, moderate, hospitable

5. bare, barren, bleak, desolate, starkadverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   spare, bare(a), devoid, perfect(a), consummate(a), blunt, unornamented, austere, au naturel(p), bare, raw, marginal, arrant(a), black, severe, gross(a), staring(a), simple(a), stripped, desolate, destitute, mere(a), cutting, everlasting(a), double-dyed(a), crude(a), dim, complete(a), innocent, plain, nude, unsheathed, pure(a), unfinished, barren, stark(a), unadulterated, thoroughgoing(a), free, naked, bleak, unembellished, sodding(a), scanty, utter(a), stern

   Antonyms:
   mitigated, fancy, conditional, moderate, hospitable

6. starkadverb

   completely

   "stark mad"; "mouth stark open"

   Antonyms:
   fancy, moderate, conditional, hospitable, mitigated

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1. starkadjective

   Synonyms:
   mere, simple, sheer, bare, downright, gross, unmistakable

2. starkadjective

   Synonyms:
   wholly, entirely, completely, fully

3. starkadjective

   Synonyms:
   radiated, stellate, stellated, stellular

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1. List of paraphrases for "stark":

   strong, starck, flagrant, joyless, harsh, sharp, grim, austere, blatant

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1. Kevin McAleenan:

   This stark and increasing shift to more vulnerable populations, combined with the overwhelming numbers, and inadequate capacity to detain families and children at ICE and Health and Human Services, respectively, is creating a humanitarian crisis.

2. Amira Karim:

   There is a stark difference between this year and last year, this year, I can feel Ramadan.

3. Antony Blinken:

   We certainly saw people on the streets of Kyiv, evidence of the fact that the battle for Kyiv was won, but that’s in stark contrast to what’s going on in other parts of Ukraine, in the south and the east, where the Russian brutality is just horrific.

4. Suffolk County:

   This was an egregious violation and should serve as a stark reminder of the consequences that exist for flouting COVID-19 protocols, these rules and regulations exist for a reason — to keep New Yorkers safe — and we all have an obligation to act responsibly.

5. President Barack Obama:

   No matter how long it takes, the United States will find and bring to justice the terrorists who are responsible for Kayla's captivity and death, iSIL is a hateful and abhorrent terrorist group whose actions stand in stark contrast to the spirit of people like Kayla.