bleak vs stark

bleak and stark both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bleak	No	Yes	No	No
stark	No	Yes	No	Yes

As adjectives, bleak and stark are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of bleak include bare, barren, desolate.

bleak (adjective)	stark (adjective)
unpleasantly cold and damp	complete or extreme
offering little or no hope	providing no shelter or sustenance
providing no shelter or sustenance	severely simple
	devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
	without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

bleak (adverb)	stark (adverb)
	to the fullest degree