unadulterated

adjective

un·​adul·​ter·​at·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈdəl-tə-ˌrā-təd 

1

: not adulterated : pure

unadulterated food

2

: complete, unqualified

an unadulterated fool

unadulteratedly adverb

Synonyms

• pure

Examples of unadulterated in a Sentence

an unadulterated solution is required for the experiment

the unadulterated nonsense that you sometimes hear from political pundits on TV

Recent Examples on the Web

This was pure, unadulterated power. —Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025

To be in this room full of pure, unadulterated fans, waiting so patiently for something as pure and unadulterated as a literary novel? —Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2025

This enigmatic presence reveals the oasis’s hidden fate in all its enigmatic and unadulterated glory, as though painting the secrets of its downfall. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025

To help their audience develop their own personal relationship with fragrance through unadulterated exploration. —Kayla Greaves, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unadulterated

• ameliorated
• decontaminated
• deoxygenated
• deteriorated
• differentiated
• disarticulated
• excommunicated
• incapacitated
• individuated
• misappropriated
• monounsaturated
• multinucleated

Kids Definition

unadulterated

adjective

un·​adul·​ter·​at·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈdəl-tə-ˌrāt-əd 

: not adulterated : pure, unmixed

unadulterated foods

unadulterated beauty

unadulterated happiness