germ-free

ADJECTIVE

antiseptic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hygienic sterile

STRONG

antibacterial antibiotic clean disinfectant prophylactic

WEAK

aseptic bactericidal germ-destroying germicidal medicated pure purifying sanitary sterilized sterilizing unpolluted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dirty

WEAK

contaminated polluted unclean unsanitary unsterile

ADJECTIVE

hygienic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

healthful sterile wholesome

WEAK

aseptic disinfected good healthy pure salubrious salutary salutiferous sanitary uncontaminated uninfected

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unhealthy

WEAK

contaminated dirty diseased filthy foul infected unclean unpure unsanitary unsterile

ADJECTIVE

pure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pristine purified refined unadulterated wholesome

WEAK

disinfected immaculate intemerate pasteurized sanitary snowy spotless stainless sterile sterilized taintless unblemished undebased unpolluted unsoiled unspotted unstained unsullied untainted untarnished

Antonyms

WEAK

applied contaminated corrupt dirty immodest impure indecent indefinite mixed obscene polluted tainted uncertain unchaste ungenuine vulgar

ADJECTIVE

sanitized

Synonyms

STRONG

bare decontaminated desert desolate disinfected dry empty pasteurized sterilized waste

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONG

cultivated full productive

ADJECTIVE

sterile

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antiseptic arid barren bleak desolate futile hygienic impotent infertile

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful contaminated fertile fruitful potent productive profitable unclean unsanitary unsterile

WEAK

dirty

ADJECTIVE

uncreative

Synonyms

WEAK

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

ADJECTIVE

uninventive

Synonyms

WEAK

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

Example Sentences

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These metabolites were absent in the foetuses of germ-free dams, or occurred at least at significantly lower concentrations.

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

While the pigs are housed in a germ-free facility, researchers performed extra testing for any hidden infection.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023

When a different bacterium was endowed with genes for making fatty acid amides and fed to germ-free mice, the mice again got a dopamine boost.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 14, 2022

These workhorse spaces need to be neat, practical and as germ-free as possible, while also making guests feel welcome and pampered — and not grossed out.

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2022

We even had to prove that we were germ-free, that we didn’t have smallpox or any dire disease that would infect the country.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz

germ-free

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