starkly (Meaning)
starkly (r)
in a stark manner
in sharp outline or contrast
in a blunt manner
Synonyms & Antonyms of starkly
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- glum
- melancholic
- resolved
- adamant
- melancholy
- surly
- sullen
- hardheaded
- mulish
- obdurate
- intent
- unchangeable
- immutable
- gloomy
- determined
- stiff
- willful
- unflinching
- wilful
- unbending
- inflexible
- unsmiling
- steadfast
- cheerless
- unrelenting
- purposeful
- uncompromising
- moody
- brooding
- unsympathetic
- immovable
- inhospitable
- weighty
- fixed
- sober
- set
- sulky
- unyielding
- rigid
- resolute
- joyless
- hard
- humorless
- solemn
- implacable
- serious
- sombre
- unfriendly
- obstinate
- grave
- ironhanded
- staid
- inimical
- firm
- bound
- morose
Antonyms:
starkly Sentence Examples
- The room's bare walls starkly illuminated the desolation within.
- The old man's face was starkly etched with lines of age and experience.
- The contrast between the opulent palace and the starkly impoverished village was jarring.
- The gunshot echoed starkly through the silent night.
- The lone tree silhouetted against the horizon stood starkly against the barren landscape.
- The evidence presented in court starkly implicating the defendant.
- The broken window pane starkly revealed the fragility of human existence.
- The contrast between the lush greenery outside and the starkly white hospital room was overwhelming.
- The doctor's prognosis was starkly blunt, leaving no room for hope.
- The missing child's poster starkly contrasted against the vibrant posters advertising local events.
FAQs About the word starkly
in a stark manner, in sharp outline or contrast, in a blunt manner
hostile, intimidating, rugged, severe,grim, fierce, forbidding, stern, gruff, bleak
tender, soothing,mild, soft, mellow, meek, gentle, mild, quiet, meek
The room's bare walls starkly illuminated the desolation within.
The old man's face was starkly etched with lines of age and experience.
The contrast between the opulent palace and the starkly impoverished village was jarring.
The gunshot echoed starkly through the silent night.
