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unvarnished
Meaning: frank and direct, without flattering or concealment
unvarnished in a sentence
How unvarnished is used in real sentences:
The report offered an unvarnished assessment of the failed expedition.
The coach gave the team an unvarnished explanation of its defeat.
“Yet Morel’s unvarnished report stated that the supposed Renaissance canvas contained pigments manufactured after 1920.”
— from the passage The Counterfeit Lesson
Synonyms for unvarnished
Other words for unvarnished — candid, frank and blunt — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of unvarnished
Words that mean the opposite of unvarnished:
- evasive
- guarded
- embellished
Where it comes from
From un- and varnished, suggesting truth without a glossy coating.
Memory hook
UN-VARNISHED truth has no glossy coating to hide its flaws.
Practice unvarnished in the app