Synonyms of aseptic

aseptic

adjective

(ˌ)ā-ˈsep-tik 

as in sterile

free from filth, infection, or dangers to health

patients with compromised immune systems must be treated in aseptic environments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sterile
• sanitary
• hygienic
• antibiotic
• germfree
• clean
• pristine
• healthful
• antiseptic
• antibacterial
• germicidal
• microbicidal
• stainless
• immaculate
• washed
• healthy
• spotless
• unsoiled
• beneficial
• spick-and-span
• wholesome
• unsullied
• squeaky-clean
• salubrious
• spic-and-span
• unstained
• unpolluted
• salutary
• pure
• untainted
• germproof
• restorative
• purified
• bleached
• cleansed
• scrubbed
• undefiled
• whitened
• salutiferous
• taintless
• abluted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsanitary
• insanitary
• infectious
• toxic
• unhygienic
• pathogenic
• poisonous
• unsterile
• dirty
• pathogenetic
• sickening
• dusty
• unclean
• filthy
• sordid
• soiled
• stained
• foul
• muddy
• dingy
• grimy
• grubby
• unwashed
• nasty
• germy
• unhealthy
• noxious
• grungy
• unwholesome
• miasmic
• mucky
• unhealthful
• bedraggled
• polluted
• unsterilized
• uncleanly
• tainted
• sullied
• draggled
• smirched
• insalubrious
• besmirched
• defiled

Examples of aseptic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The tale was told, moreover, in a terse, tensed, tight style of laconic, aseptic sentences which will be difficult to capture in a series without resorting to the liberal use of voiceover. —John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Sep. 2021

However, aseptic technique is a time-consuming and painstaking process. —Kristen Lynch, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023

Advertisement My favorite silken tofu comes in shelf-stable aseptic packaging, by Mori-Nu brand. —Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 2 July 2023

For eleven diseases - adenovirus infection, measles, Q fever, aseptic viral meningitis, enterovirus infection, gastroenteritis, typhoid fever, tularaemia, hantavirus infection, hepatitis A and shigellosis - outbreaks in the human population were significantly correlated to the NAO monthly index. —Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2013

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