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stripped-down

stripped-down

3 4.8
Has only the basic parts and no extra features
  • adjective
  • /strɪpt daʊn/
translation icon : esencial
  • And that is the most stripped down experimental setup.
  • stripped-down version
  • stripped-down approach
  • stripped-down computer

So it has to do with the stripped down nature of dramatic writing.

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Examples

  • The app offers a stripped-down interface that makes it easy to navigate for new users.

  • Lutyens particularly favored low stone walls, paved walks, pergolas, and pavilions in stripped-down classical style.

    Academic text (1997)
  • To prove the point, here is a stripped-down version of another poem.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Most of us would say we could; some of us might even say that we'd prefer this kind of stripped-down existence.

    Blog text (13)
  • I'm hosting this year's final How to Write Better One Day online workshop, which is basically just a stripped down version of my four week class.

  • OK, I'm hosting this year's final How to Write Better One Day online workshop, which is basically a stripped down version of my four week class.

  • The house, which had just begun to lose its new-house feel, returned to a sort of Zen aestheticism, stripped down to its essentials.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Long range operations, for instance, often call for a stripped down kit, with one or more steeds being tasked with hauling extra supplies or spare materials.

  • Guaraldi's style of jazz is one of my absolute favorites: a stripped-down trio featuring brushed drums, heavy bass, and cool piano.

    Blog text (24)
  • The artist created a stripped-down version of the song that highlights its emotional depth.

Synonyms

bare
vsstripped-down
122 3.5

Only just enough, with no extra things

emphasizes essential features rather than amount or quantity
minimalist
vsstripped-down
16 5.4

Very simple and with few details in art, design, or music

means minimal essential features but not limited to artistic style
bare-bones
vsstripped-down
6 4.2

Very simple, with only the basic parts that are needed

is the same meaning but used as an alternate wording
no-frills
vsstripped-down
5 3.8

Simple and basic without extra services or decoration

highlights minimal core features rather than stylistic simplicity
stripped
vsstripped-down
4.4

Has only basic parts and no extra features

expresses the same reduction but as a different phrasing
bare-boned
vsstripped-down
6.1

Being very simple and having only the basic parts

shares that minimal focus but is an alternate expression

Antonyms

648 5.6

Not simple because it has many connected parts

179 4.9

Very detailed with many small parts or decorations

How Minimal

bare-bones
6 4.2
stripped-down
3 4.8
spare
12 3.9
simple
1.0

Surface Forms

stripped-down positive

Morphology

stripped-down = strip (semi-transparent) = down + strip

While 'strip' and 'down' are clear, the specific meaning of 'minimal features' is metaphorical.

Etymology

Stripped-down comes from the idea of strip 'to take off' and down, like taking off layers to reach the core. So a stripped-down design or version has only the basic parts and nothing extra.