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Antonyms for pure
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Wiktionary
pureadjective
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contaminated, impurepureadjective
free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied
You’re pure busy.
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contaminated, impure, appliedpureadjective
free of foreign material or pollutants
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applied, impure, contaminatedpureadjective
free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean
Antonyms:
impure, contaminated, appliedpureadjective
of a branch of science, done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
Antonyms:
applied, contaminated, impure
English Synonyms and Antonyms
pure
That is pure which is free from mixture or contact with anything that weakens, impairs, or pollutes. Material substances are called pure in the strict sense when free from foreign admixture of any kind; as, pure oxygen; the word is often used to signify free from any defiling or objectionable admixture (the original sense); we speak of water as pure when it is bright, clear, and refreshing, tho it may contain mineral salts in solution; in the medical and chemical sense, only distilled water (aqua pura) is pure. In moral and religious use pure is a strong word, denoting positive excellence of a high order; one is innocent who knows nothing of evil, and has experienced no touch of temptation; one is pure who, with knowledge of evil and exposure to temptation, keeps heart and soul unstained. Virtuous refers primarily to right action; pure to right feeling and motives; as, "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God," Matt. v, 8. Compare FINE; INNOCENT.
Antonyms:
adulterated, defiled, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, immodest, impure, indecent, indelicate, lewd, mixed, obscene, polluted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished, unchaste, uncleanSynonyms:
absolute, chaste, classic, classical, clean, clear, continent, genuine, guileless, guiltless, holy, immaculate, incorrupt, innocent, mere, perfect, real, sheer, simple, spotless, stainless, true, unadulterated, unblemished, uncorrupted, undefiled, unmingled, unmixed, unpolluted, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished, upright, virtuous
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
pure
Antonyms:
foul, turbid, impure, adulterated, corrupt, sullied, stained, tarnished, defiled, mixed, guiltySynonyms:
clear, unmixed, simple, genuine, sheer, mere, absolute, unadulterated, uncorrupted, unsullied, unblemished, chaste, real, clean, spotless, immaculate, undefiled, unspotted, guileless, innocent, guiltless
Princeton's WordNet
pureadjective
free of extraneous elements of any kind
"pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
Antonyms:
applied, alloyed, impure, technical grade, debased, muddied, muddy, bastardized, unpurified, dirty, polluted, unchaste, contaminated, adulterated, mitigated, adulterate, defiled, dingy, inharmonious, bastardised, unharmonious, maculate, technical-gradeSynonyms:
pure(a), utter(a), unadulterated, thoroughgoing(a), double-dyed(a), virtuous, perfect(a), virgin, gross(a), staring(a), arrant(a), virginal, stark(a), consummate(a), everlasting(a), complete(a), sodding(a), saturated, vestalarrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulteratedadjective
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
"an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
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dingy, alloyed, impure, contaminated, mitigated, bastardised, bastardized, unharmonious, dirty, inharmonious, debased, adulterated, adulterate, unpurified, technical grade, muddied, polluted, unchaste, technical-grade, applied, muddy, defiled, maculatesaturated, pureadjective
(of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black
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defiled, unpurified, contaminated, debased, applied, technical-grade, unchaste, technical grade, muddy, impure, maculate, adulterated, bastardized, dingy, mitigated, muddied, dirty, bastardised, inharmonious, unharmonious, adulterate, alloyed, pollutedSynonyms:
pure(a), utter(a), concentrated, unadulterated, thoroughgoing(a), double-dyed(a), virtuous, perfect(a), virgin, gross(a), staring(a), everlasting(a), virginal, stark(a), consummate(a), complete(a), arrant(a), sodding(a), saturated, vestalpureadjective
free from discordant qualities
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impure, adulterate, unharmonious, mitigated, adulterated, polluted, applied, defiled, maculate, inharmonious, alloyed, unchaste, muddy, technical grade, bastardized, debased, technical-grade, contaminated, muddied, dingy, unpurified, dirty, bastardisedSynonyms:
pure(a), utter(a), unadulterated, thoroughgoing(a), double-dyed(a), virtuous, perfect(a), virgin, gross(a), staring(a), arrant(a), virginal, stark(a), consummate(a), everlasting(a), complete(a), sodding(a), saturated, vestalpureadjective
concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied
"pure science"
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defiled, adulterate, bastardized, technical-grade, contaminated, unharmonious, mitigated, debased, unpurified, adulterated, technical grade, unchaste, muddied, bastardised, impure, applied, maculate, muddy, inharmonious, alloyed, polluted, dirty, dingySynonyms:
pure(a), utter(a), unadulterated, thoroughgoing(a), double-dyed(a), virtuous, perfect(a), virgin, gross(a), staring(a), arrant(a), virginal, stark(a), consummate(a), everlasting(a), complete(a), sodding(a), saturated, vestalpureadjective
(used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless
"I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow"
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muddied, maculate, polluted, bastardised, adulterate, alloyed, mitigated, inharmonious, dingy, muddy, contaminated, applied, unharmonious, bastardized, adulterated, debased, unpurified, technical-grade, impure, defiled, technical grade, dirty, unchasteSynonyms:
pure(a), utter(a), unadulterated, thoroughgoing(a), double-dyed(a), virtuous, perfect(a), virgin, gross(a), staring(a), arrant(a), virginal, stark(a), consummate(a), everlasting(a), complete(a), sodding(a), saturated, vestalpure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuousadjective
in a state of sexual virginity
"pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
Antonyms:
polluted, muddied, dirty, adulterate, technical-grade, impure, mitigated, muddy, alloyed, bastardised, technical grade, unchaste, unharmonious, applied, debased, maculate, defiled, adulterated, unpurified, contaminated, dingy, inharmonious, bastardizedSynonyms:
pure(a), utter(a), unadulterated, thoroughgoing(a), double-dyed(a), virtuous, perfect(a), virgin, gross(a), staring(a), arrant(a), virginal, stark(a), consummate(a), everlasting(a), complete(a), sodding(a), saturated, vestal
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
pureadjective
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impureSynonyms:
chaste, virtuous, innocent, undefiled, unpolluted, inviolated, unspotted, immaculate, virgin, incorrupt, impeccable, inviolable, unadulterated, unalloyed, unsophisticated, simple, refined, genuine, uncontaminated
Editors Contribution
corrupt
no adulteration or admixture.
the words of the lord are pure, making wise the simple.
How to use pure in a sentence?
There are times of pure joy when you wish all human life well.
This is pure murder.
Mr President, it's long past time you called it out: It's hatred pure and simple fueled by rhetoric that's so divisive it's causing people to die.
The trust between pure retail investors and banks that have underwritten IPOs has broken down, because of that, a direct listing makes a ton of sense for Coinbase and some other companies.
Look at how many of us have been killed, they say there's not that level of violence happening but that's bulls ** t. Pure lies.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1824 | applied | |
#3036 | mixed | |
#3337 | pure | |
#4253 | gross | |
#4328 | dirty | |
#5928 | guilty | |
#9718 | foul | |
#10899 | contaminated | |
#11229 | stained | |
#11969 | corrupt | |
#18321 | muddy | |
#19359 | filthy | |
#19434 | obscene | |
#25985 | tainted | |
#26728 | polluted | |
#30442 | indecent | |
#37000 | unclean | |
#37418 | mitigated | |
#44601 | impure | |
#45987 | lewd | |
#51327 | tarnished | |
#58318 | dingy | |
#67186 | defiled | |
#77451 | adulterated | |
#88701 | turbid | |
#108205 | debased | |
#113062 | alloyed | |
#133218 | immodest | |
#134735 | sullied | |
#135003 | muddied | |
#143140 | bastardized | |
#230883 | indelicate | |
#251151 | adulterate | |
#265081 | unchaste | |
#294990 | inharmonious |
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