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

Herpesviruses, for example, move to uninfected individuals via direct contact with bodily fluids (particularly saliva) or with the skin or mucous membranes of infected persons, which can include asymptomatic carriers. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

During the first week of illness, people sick with chikungunya can spread the virus to uninfected mosquitoes. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

When that infected tick then bites an uninfected mouse, the cycle continues. — Jon Lapook, CBS News, 24 May 2026

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, 5 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for uninfected

• disaffected
• disconnected
• disinfected
• interjected
• intersected
• misdirected
• preselected
• recollected
• reconnected
• redirected
• reelected
• resurrected

Medical Definition

uninfected

adjective

un·​in·​fect·​ed ˌən-in-ˈfek-təd 

: free from infection

an uninfected infant

uninfected cells