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Definitions

infertile

[in-fur-tl, -tahyl] / ɪnˈfɜr tl, -taɪl /
ADJECTIVE
not bearing fruit, young
Synonyms
STRONGEST
impotent sterile
STRONG
unfertile
WEAK
barren dead depleted drained effete exhausted impoverished infecund nonproductive unbearing unfruitful unproductive
Antonyms
STRONGEST
productive
WEAK
childbearing fertile fruitful potent

Example Sentences

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Online sleuthing leads Evy and Justin to a demonic creature that causes miscarriages and stillbirths: Abyzou, the bitter spirit of an infertile woman who visits chaos upon other pregnancies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Carrillo, 46, had been told by doctors years ago that she was infertile.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

After these infernos, invasive grasses often took over in hardened, infertile soils.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

The treatment sent me into an early menopause and it was too late to freeze my eggs, so I was told it's almost certain I'm infertile.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025

Pretty much all guys with CF are infertile, which at least means I don’t have to worry about getting anyone pregnant and starting my own shit show of a family.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott