stark

/stˈɑɹk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

1. devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
   “the blunt truth”
2. severely simple
   “a stark interior”
3. complete or extreme
   “stark poverty”
4. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
   “an arrant fool”
5. providing no shelter or sustenance
   “bare rocky hills”

adverb

1. completely
   “stark mad”

Synonyms for stark

• blunt
• crude
• unconditional
• austere
• severe
• stern
• plain
• immoderate
• arrant
• complete
• consummate
• double-dyed
• everlasting
• gross
• perfect
• pure
• sodding
• staring
• thorough
• thoroughgoing
• utter
• unadulterated
• unmitigated
• bare
• barren
• bleak
• desolate
• inhospitable

Words that rhyme with stark

• mark
• dark
• bark
• park
• spark
• lark
• shark
• arc
• landmark
• patriarch
• remark
• trademark
• earmark
• embark
• ark
• ballpark
• benchmark
• hallmark
• matriarch
• monarch
• pockmark
• postmark
• quark
• skylark
• watermark
• aardvark
• birthmark
• bismark
• disembark
• hark