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stark
Meaning: harsh, bare, or severely plain in appearance
stark in a sentence
How stark is used in real sentences:
The stark hospital corridor had nothing on its walls except a single clock.
The contrast between the crowded city and the stark countryside beyond it surprised every traveler.
“On a stark January morning, Mara Chen entered the accelerator's control room, where bare concrete walls made every colored cable seem bright.”
— from the passage A Place on the Table
Synonyms for stark
Other words for stark — bleak, austere and harsh — carry the same meaning.
- bleak
- austere
- harsh
Antonyms of stark
Words that mean the opposite of stark:
Where it comes from
From Old English stearc 'rigid, strong'
Memory hook
STARK: picture a stark, bare tree in winter with no leaves.