1
as in tidy
being clean and in good order
known for keeping a strenuously antiseptic kitchen, the floor of which does indeed seem fit for eating off of
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as in pristine
free from dirt or stain
for such an expensive, elegant Sunday brunch, one would expect the attendants at the buffet tables to be professionally attired in starched, antiseptic white jackets
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as in icy
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
an antiseptic assessment of the chances of survival for the ailing patient
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as in antibiotic
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Recent Examples of antiseptic
Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
If possible, wash the wound with soap and water; avoid using antiseptic wipes, which may irritate the wound.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Oct. 2025
Your skin is cleansed with a topical antiseptic, like alcohol or povidone-iodine, to help prevent infections.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Chloroxylenol is an antiseptic and disinfectant chemical used to kill bacteria and some viruses on skin or surfaces.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
If possible, wash the wound with soap and water; avoid using antiseptic wipes, which may irritate the wound.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
Clean the area with soap and water or a non-stinging antiseptic, then apply antibiotic ointment to prevent infection.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Oct. 2025
Your skin is cleansed with a topical antiseptic, like alcohol or povidone-iodine, to help prevent infections.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antiseptic
Adjective
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The book resists tidy moral conclusions.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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That divide may look tidy on paper, but real life is messier.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Wells Hotel in Cashiers sits on five pristine acres and boasts its own brewery.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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Known for its pristine beaches and stargazing opportunities, the park is a perfect place to camp right on the water, though dogs are not allowed on the beaches or in cabins.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Encounters with whales, dolphins and penguins awaited; landscapes of icy expanses, towering cliffs and rolling green hills beckoned.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Researchers have been concerned that without their icy buttresses, these walls could collapse.—
Megan I. Gannon,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
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Steroids and antibiotics couldn't keep the illness at bay.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Luckily, syphilis is easily treated with antibiotics such as a long-acting penicillin injection into a muscle.—
Casey Pinto,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
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Her home state isn’t one of neat lines and concrete divisions; this is the only place in the world where bluegrass, zydeco, Tejano, western swing, and Mexican rancheras all coexist and sometimes even blend.—
Cat Cardenas,
Vogue,
7 May 2026
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Not just the neat trick of beguiling highbrow critics while at the same time pleasing millions of readers who don’t care about literary bona fides.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Men begetting men is the story, a kind of immaculate cultural reproduction.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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My mom [had] immaculate music taste and [played] me all the greats.—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers the death penalty, cold case investigations and breaking news for USA TODAY.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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In Milan, Pietrantoni had just worked with a design studio on an installation with cold lighting, which was drawing interested crowds.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2026
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Confidence in every major institution — government, media, medicine, education — collapsed simultaneously.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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As prices rise and jobs disappear, people across Iran say essentials like food and medicine are becoming out of reach.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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“Antiseptic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antiseptic. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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