Synonyms for sanitary
ˈsæn ɪˌtɛr isan·i·ta·ry

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1. sanitary

   Healthy is most correctly used to signify possessing or enjoying health or its results; as, a healthy person; a healthy condition. Healthful signifies promotive of health, tending or adapted to confer, preserve, or promote health; as, a healthful climate. Wholesome food in a healthful climate makes a healthy man. With healthful are ranged the words hygienic, salubrious, salutary, sanitary, and wholesome, while the other words are associated with healthy. Salubrious is always used in the physical sense, and is chiefly applied to air or climate. Salutary is now chiefly used in the moral sense; as, a salutary lesson.

   Synonyms:
   hale, healthful, healthy, hearty, hygienic, salubrious, salutary, sound, strong, vigorous, well, wholesome

   Antonyms:
   delicate, diseased, emaciated, exhausted, failing, fainting, fragile, frail, ill, sick, unhealthy, unsound, wasted, weak, worn, worn down, worn out

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1. sanitary, healthfuladjective

   free from filth and pathogens

   "sanitary conditions for preparing food"; "a sanitary washroom"

   Synonyms:
   healthful

   Antonyms:
   unsanitary, unhealthful, insanitary, unhygienic

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1. List of paraphrases for "sanitary":

   health, hygienic, hygiene, sanitation, sanitaire, health-care, animal-health, health-based, health-related

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1. Matt Rimmer:

   When it comes to preventing fatbergs, everyone has a role to play, yes a lot of the fat comes from food outlets but the wipes and sanitary items are far more likely to be from domestic properties. The sewers are not an abyss for household rubbish and our message to everyone is clear – please ‘Bin it – don’t block it’.

2. Reliever Mike Fiers:

   I just don't want to catch it, just try to be sanitary. Wash your hands after everything you do, be careful and don't put your hands in your eyes or your mouth. Just try to stay as clean as possible.

3. Jessica Ilunga:

   The police and the army are not involved in Ebola response activities and their role has never been to enforce sanitary measures.

4. Fode Tass Sylla:

   We have to strengthen hospital and health posts in rural areas by training staff and stocking medicines and equipment. We need to reinforce the sanitary service and make sure messages on TV and radio reach the remotest communities.

5. President Kelvin Jeremiah:

   The family had children and the family grew, i want to make clear that this is a family that wanted to be together and our mission is to provide safe sanitary housing.