Vocabulary
Stark
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary
Urdu meaning
سخت، مکمل طور پر
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- For Agence France-Presse (AFP), an international news agency with a reporting team spread across the globe, the figures are stark: we had 25 serious incidents involving journalists working for us in the first six months of this year.
- THE World Bank has issued a stark warning to Pakistan in a report released on Tuesday.
- For millions in developing countries, the divide is as stark as ever.
- The new monsoon reality is stark: not gentle, season-long rainfall but violent, hyper-local downpours weeks` worth of water collapsing from the sky in a matter of hours.
- Considering these stark numbers, it is surprising why the outcry against terrorist violence is not louder at both the political and social levels.
Antonyms
covered, clothed
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