stark vs bleak

stark and bleak both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, stark and bleak are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of stark include bare, barren, desolate.

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

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