Entry Word: impure

Function: adjective

Meaning: containing foreign or lower-grade substances <be careful, because impure motor oil can damage your carʼs engine>

Synonyms adulterated, alloyed, contaminated, dilute, diluted, polluted, tainted, thinned, weakened

Related Words befouled, besmirched, corrupted, debased, defiled, dirtied, fouled, soiled, spoiled, sullied; blended, commingled, incorporated, intermingled, intermixed, merged, mingled, mixed; coalesced, combined, compounded; cheapened, doctored

Near Antonyms clarified, filtered, purified, refined; neat, plain, straight; concentrated, strong; uncombined; pasteurized

Antonyms pure, unadulterated, unalloyed, uncontaminated, undiluted, unpolluted, untainted