Sterile synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
Not bearing fruit or offspring; barren.
Lacking animation or emotion:
without issue
Incapable of producing young
infecund
issueless
Without an issue (point in debate or controversy).
The definition of waste is a wild or uninhabited place.
Barren and uninhabited; desolate:
The definition of arid is land that does not have enough water to support the growth of plants.
Not producing a liquid substance that is normally produced:
Not producing crops or fruit; having little or no vegetation
Not productive; useless; fruitless.
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(Rare) Without fruit.
Gloomy and somber:
The definition of gaunt is looking thin, bony or sickly.
Capable of preventing microbial infection.
(Mathematics) Of the seventh degree or order.
Scrupulously clean
Scrupulously clean
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germ-free
Scrupulously clean
Scrupulously clean
Not infected
The definition of sanitary is the state of being clean and free from infection or disease.
(Computing, slang, of a macro) Whose expansion is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.
Lacking in intelligence or exhibiting the quality of having been done by someone lacking in intelligence.
Having lost freshness; made musty, dry, bad, etc. by having been kept too long
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Not yielding profit
productive (antonym)
Producing abundantly; fertile
potent (antonym)
Exerting or capable of exerting strong influence; cogent:
dirty (antonym)
Not sportsmanlike:
infected (antonym)
Referring to something that has received an infection
contaminated (antonym)
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empty (related)
Having nothing inside or on the surface; holding or containing nothing:
pure (related)
Free of dirt, pollutants, infectious agents, or other unwanted elements:
dull (related)
Not clear or resonant:
shallow (related)
The definition of shallow is something that is not deep or someone who is concerned only about silly or inconsequential things.
worthless (related)
Without worth or merit; useless, valueless, etc.
bioclean
As completely free as possible from microorganisms, esp. so as to be aseptic
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Free from foreign matter or pollution; unadulterated:
Scrupulously clean
Ineffective, powerless, or helpless
Not effective; not producing the desired effect; ineffectual
Not fertile; not productive; barren
unprolific
Not prolific.
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fruitful (antonym)
Capable of producing vegetation:
Free or freed from microorganisms
Characterized by a lack of excitement or liveliness; unexciting or uninteresting:
Lacking originality; trite.
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Lacking variety or interest; dull
Of a light olive brown or khaki color.
Confined to or by the earth or earthly things
Having a flat heel or no heel
Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality
That never had life; inanimate
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Lacking distinction, radiance, or vitality; dull:
Straightforward or unemotional:
Going or performed on foot:
Commonplace, dull and ordinary
Lacking spirit, energy, or vigor; listless; depressed
Drab, unfashionable, or unattractive
rich (related)
Highly varied, developed, or complex:
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excite (related)
Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise
non-sterile (related)
sterilize (related)
sterilise (related)
saline (related)
inert (related)
Scrupulously clean
Not inspiring
Synonym Study
- Impotent is specif. applied to a man who cannot engage in sexual intercourse, especially because of an inability to have an erection. All of these words have figurative uses sterile thinking, an infertile mind, a barren victory, unfruitful efforts, impotent rage
- Barren and unfruitful are specifically applied to a sterile woman or to plants or soil
- Sterile and infertile imply incapability of producing offspring or fruit, as because of some disorder of the reproductive system
Find another word for sterile. In this page you can discover 79 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sterile, like: unfruitful, childless, aseptic, without issue, infecund, issueless, desolate, fallow, waste, desert and arid.