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
But Passero’s response indicated that the unpainted exterior surfaces on the year-and-a-half-old building require work.
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
The body panels are plastic and unpainted, and so there’s no need for stamping or a paint shop.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
The shed also comes in an unpainted light wood shade, giving you and any little ones a gigantic (and quite literal) blank canvas with which to work.
—Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026
Yet each of you, every day, finds ways to touch the soul of our global family, reminding us of the limitless potential in the unpainted canvas of childhood.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
The body panels are plastic and unpainted, and so there’s no need for stamping or a paint shop.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
The shed also comes in an unpainted light wood shade, giving you and any little ones a gigantic (and quite literal) blank canvas with which to work.
—Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026
Yet each of you, every day, finds ways to touch the soul of our global family, reminding us of the limitless potential in the unpainted canvas of childhood.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpainted
white
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In a sea of blue and white at KC Live, Mohammed, a Kansas City native, cheers on for Algeria an hour ahead of kickoff.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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Wilber and his sister had spent days decorating the cap, bedazzling the bottom half in blue and white gems — the colors of the Nicaraguan flag.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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“Unpainted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpainted. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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