uncontaminated

adjective

un·​con·​tam·​i·​nat·​ed ˌən-kən-ˈta-mə-ˌnā-təd 

: not soiled, stained, or corrupted by contact with something else : not contaminated

uncontaminated water

a person uncontaminated by greed

Examples of uncontaminated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Livestock should be moved to clean pastures or given uncontaminated fodder. —David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025

The researchers will have to make it out alive and uncontaminated. —Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025

There is little reason to believe that the current suite of USDA policies will mitigate any of the enormous risks to the food system and ensure the availability of safe, affordable and uncontaminated food. —Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025

Once notified of the problem, the three local governments reacted by curtailing use of their contaminated wells and relying more on uncontaminated wells. —Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uncontaminated

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