as in white
lacking an addition of color
the wooden shingles on the island's houses are usually left unpainted, and over time the salt air turns them a soft gray
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Recent Examples of unpainted
The visual contrast, an unpainted white foam DeLorean suddenly rising on a carbon skeleton, leans into 80s nostalgia while demonstrating practical engineering more than CGI.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Yes, according to the Department of Environment and Conservation, burning leaves and other debris — such as branches, tree limbs, twigs, lawn clippings, woody vegetation, yard trimmings, clean unpainted/uncoated wood, or untreated lumber — is allowed in Tennessee.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Some pointed out that Swift wore her nails unpainted in both the engagement photos and during her recent guest appearance on Kelce and his brother Jason's New Heights podcast.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Take caution not to get the baseboards too wet, as unpainted wood tends to be porous.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Yes, according to the Department of Environment and Conservation, burning leaves and other debris — such as branches, tree limbs, twigs, lawn clippings, woody vegetation, yard trimmings, clean unpainted/uncoated wood, or untreated lumber — is allowed in Tennessee.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Some pointed out that Swift wore her nails unpainted in both the engagement photos and during her recent guest appearance on Kelce and his brother Jason's New Heights podcast.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Take caution not to get the baseboards too wet, as unpainted wood tends to be porous.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpainted
white
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Below the 40th parallel in the Southern Ocean, there are sixty-knot winds and tempestuous seas, rainforests, mountains, white sand beaches and an ever-changing sky.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Rih dressed down the whimsy, in a white tee, jeans, and a fuzzyz white scarf.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Unpainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpainted. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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