Meaning & use
Starkest
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Most severe, bare, or obviously extreme, especially in contrast to something else.
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The starkest difference between the two proposals was their cost.
The documentary painted the starkest picture yet of the drought's toll on the region.
A note on using this word
This is the superlative form of "stark," a word rooted in Old English "stearc," meaning "strong" or "rigid."
Words with a similar meaning
most extremeharshest
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Words with an opposite meaning
mildest
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