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past tense form of decontaminate.
past participle of decontaminate.

decontaminated

ADJECTIVE

clean

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aseptic hygienic pure wholesome

STRONG

antiseptic clarified disinfected purified sanitary sterilized

WEAK

unadulterated uncontaminated uninfected unpolluted unsullied

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contaminated dirty impure

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adulterated filthy foul polluted stained tarnished unsterile

ADJECTIVE

safe

Synonyms

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certain clear dependable harmless healthy pure reliable secure

STRONG

innocent sound

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checked competent innocuous innoxious inoffensive neutralized nonpoisonous nontoxic risk-free riskless tame tried-and-true trustworthy uninjurious unpolluted wholesome

Antonyms

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indefinite irresponsible uncertain undecided unfixed unreliable unsure

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dangerous exposed harmful incautious poisonous risky unguarded unprotected unsafe unthoughtful vulnerable

ADJECTIVE

sanitized

Synonyms

STRONG

bare desert desolate disinfected dry empty pasteurized sterilized waste

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antiseptic arid aseptic barren bleak dead effete fallow fruitless futile gaunt germ-free hygienic impotent infecund infertile sanitary septic unfruitful uninfected unprofitable unprolific vain without issue

Antonyms

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cultivated full productive

ADJECTIVE

sterile

Synonyms

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antiseptic arid barren bleak desolate futile hygienic impotent infertile

WEAK

aseptic bare dead desert disinfected dry effete empty fallow fruitless gaunt germ-free infecund pasteurized sanitary septic sterilized unfruitful uninfected unprofitable unprolific vain waste without issue

Antonyms

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cheerful contaminated fertile fruitful potent productive profitable unclean unsanitary unsterile

WEAK

dirty

ADJECTIVE

uncreative

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WEAK

antiseptic arid aseptic bare barren bleak dead desert desolate disinfected dry effete empty fallow fruitless futile gaunt germ-free hygienic impotent infecund infertile pasteurized sanitary septic sterilized unfruitful unimaginative uninfected uninspired uninventive unoriginal unprofitable unprolific vain waste without issue

ADJECTIVE

uninventive

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antiseptic arid aseptic bare barren bleak dead desert desolate disinfected dry effete empty fallow fruitless futile gaunt germ-free hygienic impotent infecund infertile pasteurized sanitary septic sterilized uncreative unfruitful unimaginative uninfected uninspired unoriginal unprofitable unprolific vain waste without issue

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decontaminated

Officials have decontaminated the facility’s inmate housing as a precaution and medical staff are monitoring prisoners and staff for possible symptoms, The Mercury News reported.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

When reused, the decontaminated robots still picked up plastic and microbes, albeit smaller amounts of both.

From Science Daily ● May 8, 2024

Infected flocks are normally destroyed to prevent the flu’s spread, and then the farms are decontaminated.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023

Then the site is cleaned and decontaminated, a process that includes removing organic materials like manure and chicken feed that can harbor virus particles.

From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2022

Also they have to be decontaminated, which is basically like getting a high-speed air bath for about an hour.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

decontaminated

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