stark
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5.6
- adjective
- /stɑrk/
:
drástico
- One, and the choices were stark and clear.
- a stark contrast
- stand in stark contrast
- the stark reality
Like, yeah, there's just kind of a stark reality to it.
- Like, yeah, there's just kind of a stark reality to it.
- And COVID just brought that into stark reality.
- One, and the choices were stark and clear.
- The decline in my health was a stark reminder that time was against me.
- It's going to look really stark and harsh.
- And, and I give a very stark and maybe a bit graphic example.
- As Ted Cruz said, the differences between the two sides are as stark as darkness and light.
- But that sits in stark contrast to a traditional Korean perspective.
- He spoke reasonably, and yet with the stark deadness, as if he were reciting.
- So that's the colorblind strategy, which stands in stark contrast to the race conscious strategy.
- Pearl is really kind of a stark white icy highlight.
- You see competition for elite jobs that's very stark, average wages crashing.
- That's how like, Stark these gender concepts are.
- OK FB, very stark sound, very film noir sound.
Examples
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The decline in my health was a stark reminder that time was against me.
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I mean, it was the stark contrast of our access to food.
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But you can see a pretty stark difference between the two.
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It's just kind of on to the next, and it's a stark, stark contrast.
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And COVID just brought that into stark reality.
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But my favorite part is the stark contrast between each video.
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Russia offered a stark example of how quickly decades of health progress could collapse.
Academic text (2013) -
For the first time, I see our whole freakish relationship in stark black and white.
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The otherwise subtle dynamics of this transition are shown in stark relief by the fight over the townships.
Academic text (2017) -
The decline in my health was a stark reminder that time was against me.
Synonyms
355
5.1
Used to call someone a complete fool to insult them
343
2.8
People say this to show something is totally bad or extreme
283
3.9
Completely and only that thing, often to show dislike
144
3.7
Complete and absolute, showing a very strong degree
6
6.9
Complete and not mixed with anything, used to show strong feeling
3
9.9
Shows that something is completely bad or foolish
1
9.6
Being very bad and dishonest in a strong way
1
9.9
Used to show that something is the most complete or extreme example
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Etymology
Stark comes from an old English word stearc and an old German word stark, both meaning 'strong' or 'severe'. Think of a 'stark' warning as a very strong, clear message that hits you, so stark means complete or extreme, often in a harsh way.