uninfected
adjective
un·in·fect·ed
ˌən-in-ˈfek-təd 
: free from infection : not infected
an uninfected wound
an uninfected person
Examples of uninfected in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Because hepatitis B can survive for a week on household surfaces, and many carriers are unaware they are infected, even babies and toddlers of uninfected mothers remained at risk.
—
David Higgins, The Conversation, 19 Sep. 2025
The uninfected students and staff are left to reign in the chaos and get to the bottom of the illness — a possible government experiment gone wrong.
—Kevin Cassidy, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The uninfected Brits have had to rewind their society back a millennium.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Infected larvae treated with topical CBD had survival rates that were near those of uninfected larvae, indicating that CBD could be used as a topical antifungal in the clinical setting.
—Paul McClure 14, New Atlas, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for uninfected
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
David Higgins, The Conversation, 19 Sep. 2025
The uninfected students and staff are left to reign in the chaos and get to the bottom of the illness — a possible government experiment gone wrong.
—Kevin Cassidy, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The uninfected Brits have had to rewind their society back a millennium.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Infected larvae treated with topical CBD had survival rates that were near those of uninfected larvae, indicating that CBD could be used as a topical antifungal in the clinical setting.
—Paul McClure 14, New Atlas, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for uninfected
Cite this Entry
“Uninfected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninfected. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
uninfected
adjective
un·in·fect·ed
ˌən-in-ˈfek-təd
: free from infection
an uninfected infant
uninfected cells
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share