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antiseptic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of antiseptic

1 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
Synonyms of antiseptic

bandbox, crisp, groomed, kempt, neat, orderly, picked up, prim, shipshape, smug, snug, tidied, tidy, trig, trim, uncluttered, well-groomed
Words Related to antiseptic

dapper, natty, saucy, smart, spiffy, spruce

immaculate, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless

rakish, sleek, streamlined, taut

organized, straight, systematic
Near Antonyms of antiseptic

scruffy, seedy, shabby, slipshod, sloppy

dirty, filthy, foul, nasty, sordid, squalid

dowdy, frowsy (or frowzy), rumpled, tousled, tumbled

disorganized, unsystematic
Antonyms of antiseptic

disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, messy, mussed, mussy, sloven, slovenly, unkempt, untidy

2 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
Synonyms of antiseptic

chaste, clean, fair, immaculate, pristine, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, squeaky-clean, stainless, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied
Words Related to antiseptic

pure, taintless, undefiled, unpolluted, untainted, wholesome

cleanly, germfree, hygienic, sanitary, sterile

abluted, bleached, cleansed, purified, scrubbed, washed, whitened

milky, snowy, white

flawless, unblemished

bright, shiny, sparkling
Near Antonyms of antiseptic

dingy, greasy, grimy, mucky, muddy, unwashed

defiled, germy, polluted, tainted, unsterile, unsterilized

blackened, discolored
Antonyms of antiseptic

besmirched, dirty, filthy, foul, grubby, smirched, soiled, spotted, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleaned

3 lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling

  • an antiseptic assessment of the chances of survival for the ailing patient
Synonyms of antiseptic

arctic, brittle, chill, chilly, clammy, cold, cold-blooded, cold-eyed, coldish, cool, frigid, frosty, frozen, gelid, glacial, hard-eyed, icy, uncordial, unfriendly, unsympathetic, wintry (also wintery)
Words Related to antiseptic

bloodless, coldhearted, hard-hearted, heartless, kindless, pitiless, uncaring, unfeeling

reserved, soulless, undemonstrative, unemotional, unresponsive

apathetic, indifferent, unenthusiastic, uninterested

aloof, detached, dispassionate, impersonal, offish, standoffish

antisocial, unsociable, unsocial
Near Antonyms of antiseptic

compassionate, kind, kindhearted

demonstrative, emotional, expressive

eager, enthusiastic, passionate
Antonyms of antiseptic

cordial, friendly, genial, happy, hearty, sympathetic, warm, warm-blooded, warmhearted

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