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Synonyms of unvarnished in English:

unvarnished


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adjective

1‘the unvarnished wood panelling’

SYNONYMS
bare, plain, unpainted, unlacquered, unpolished, unfinished, untreated, raw, natural, matt
stripped
ANTONYMS

varnished

2‘the programme gives an unvarnished account of the proceedings of the House’

SYNONYMS
straightforward, plain, simple, stark, naked, bald
truthful, realistic, true to life
candid, honest, frank, outspoken, forthright, plain-spoken, direct, blunt, downright, brutal, harsh, straight from the shoulder, explicit, unequivocal, unambiguous, unexaggerated, unadorned, undisguised, unveiled, unqualified
informal upfront, warts and all
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qualified