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Definitions

unhygienic

ADJECTIVE
dirty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contaminated crummy disheveled dusty filthy greasy grimy messy muddy murky nasty polluted sloppy stained unkempt
STRONG
bedraggled begrimed defiled disarrayed foul fouled smudged spattered spotted sullied
WEAK
cruddy dreggy dungy grubby grungy icky lousy mucky scummy scuzzy slatternly slimy slovenly sooty squalid straggly undusted unlaundered unsanitary unsightly unswept untidy unwashed yucky
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bright clean clear ordered orderly sterile
STRONG
neat
WEAK
spotless
ADJECTIVE
uncleanly
Synonyms
WEAK
bedraggled begrimed contaminated cruddy crummy defiled disarrayed dishabille disheveled dreggy dungy dusty filthy foul fouled greasy grimy grubby grungy icky lousy messy mucky muddy murky nasty polluted raunchy scummy scuzzy slatternly slimy sloppy slovenly smudged smutty soiled sooty spattered spotted squalid stained straggly sullied unclean undusted unkempt unlaundered unsanitary unsightly unswept untidy unwashed yucky
ADJECTIVE
unsanitary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contaminated filthy unhealthy
STRONG
unhealthful
WEAK
dusty foul grimy messy muddy polluted rancid rank rotten sloppy soiled stained stinking sullied tarnished

Example Sentences

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The conditions are as unhygienic as can be imagined in a subterranean tunnel with no light, air, running water or sanitation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

He is, by any metric, deeply unhygienic — but also, endearingly devoted.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025

They drafted in specialist help and took away the creatures, which were said by police to be living in "small, inadequate, unhygienic conditions".

From BBC • May 4, 2024

The penitentiary targeted by gangs is notorious for its extremely crowded and unhygienic conditions.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

“It’s rather an unhygienic place to eat, under the stairwell.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.