Celibate Synonyms and Antonyms

sĕl'ə-bĭt

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Synonyms for Celibate

unmarried
Having no husband or wife.
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virginal
Inexperienced:
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abstinent
Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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continent
Not interrupted; connected; continuous.
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pure
(Linguistics) Articulated with a single unchanging speech sound; monophthongal:
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virtuous
Having or showing virtue, especially moral excellence:
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monachal
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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Antonyms for Celibate

promiscuous
(Networking) The mode in which a NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it.
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active
Actual, not just nominal; participating
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Words Related to Celibate

chaste
Pure or simple in design or style; austere.
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single
Designed for the use of only one.
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celibacy
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saintly
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non-celibate
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Celibate Sentence Examples

  • There is a trend among religious teenages to sign a pledge to remain celibate until they marry.

  • She stayed celibate, never dating, in order to maintain her cover.

  • The parochial clergy are celibate in so far as they must be married when appointed, but if left widowers may not marry again.

  • Catholic priests are required to be celibate as part of their vows.

  • He was celibate while she was very much not.

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