Synonyms of chaste

chaste

adjective

ˈchāst 

1

as in pure

free from any trace of the coarse or indecent

as one would expect, the minister's small talk is always chaste, even though he likes a joke as much as the next person

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pure
• immaculate
• modest
• clean
• virginal
• vestal
• decorous
• virgin
• decent
• G-rated
• unsullied
• unblemished
• untainted
• unspotted
• undefiled
• spotless
• untarnished
• unsoiled
• harmless
• lily-white
• stainless
• unstained
• proper
• seemly
• tasteful
• refined
• cultivated
• innocent
• inoffensive
• innocuous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• vulgar
• coarse
• indecent
• filthy
• unchaste
• impure
• obscene
• unclean
• dirty
• immodest
• smutty
• stained
• soiled
• improper
• tainted
• spotted
• blemished
• tarnished
• unseemly
• ribald
• crude
• indecorous
• indelicate
• defiled
• tasteless
• tacky
• sullied
• unrefined

2

as in pristine

free from dirt or stain

the chaste white carpet is a key element in the living room's stark, minimalist design

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pristine
• immaculate
• clean
• unsullied
• pure
• stainless
• unsoiled
• spotless
• squeaky-clean
• milky
• unstained
• shiny
• spick-and-span
• antiseptic
• sanitary
• sterile
• fair
• wholesome
• sparkling
• snowy
• untainted
• undefiled
• bright
• unpolluted
• flawless
• white
• hygienic
• unblemished
• purified
• cleanly
• germfree
• bleached
• cleansed
• washed
• taintless
• scrubbed
• whitened
• abluted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filthy
• unclean
• dirty
• stained
• foul
• soiled
• grubby
• spotted
• muddy
• dingy
• grimy
• uncleaned
• greasy
• unwashed
• sullied
• polluted
• mucky
• smirched
• besmirched
• tainted
• blackened
• unsterilized
• defiled
• discolored
• unsterile
• germy

Synonym Chooser

How is the word chaste distinct from other similar adjectives?

Some common synonyms of chaste are decent, modest, and pure. While all these words mean "free from all taint of what is lewd or salacious," chaste primarily implies a refraining from acts or even thoughts or desires that are not virginal or not sanctioned by marriage vows.

they maintained chaste relations

How are the words modest and decent related as synonyms of chaste?

Both modest and decent apply especially to deportment and dress as outward signs of inward chastity or purity.

preferred more modest swimsuits

decent people didn't go to such movies

How do pure and chaste relate to one another?

Pure differs from chaste in implying innocence and absence of temptation rather than control of one's impulses and actions.

the pure of heart

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chaste

Chihiro and Hiruhiko were engaging in the sort of passionate but chaste dude-bro melodrama that takes place only in shōnen manga. —Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025

To win the grand prize, 10 contestants must stay as chaste as possible in a house together for four weeks. —Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 16 July 2025

In Zone 6, chaste tree may die back to the ground in winter but resprouts in the following growing season. —Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 10 June 2025

For many traditionalists, effective enforcement of this teaching would mean cracking down on homosexuality among the clergy, including gay clergy who are celibate and chaste. —Massimo Faggioli, Foreign Affairs, 11 Oct. 2018