CLEANLINESS Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

cleanliness

noun

Definition of cleanliness

as in hygiene

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Recent Examples of cleanliness The sous chef is responsible for the whole kitchen, organization, cleanliness, prep, staff, standards, training and most importantly, making sure all cooks are on board with the executive chef’s vision. — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026 Use High-Quality Products A high-quality dishwasher detergent can make all the difference in the cleanliness of your dishes at the end of a cycle. — The Spruce, 29 July 2026 Taking Shortcuts With Cleanliness Be thorough with cleanliness steps. — Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026 Guests lie on linen sheets, washed daily, on the floor for cleanliness. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cleanliness

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Noun

Women considering enlistment are generally more likely to ask practical questions about pregnancy policies, hygiene and whether barracks were coed, recruiters and women currently serving explained.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
The warehouse becomes the single ledger of customer truth; identity resolution and data hygiene happen there, and only clean, consented, activation-ready profiles flow into the suite.

— Neerav Vyas, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of hygiene

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Most of the gains occurred during the initial stages of the health emergency when student loan payments were paused.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Thomas Babor, a professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine who studies alcohol addiction, told Time that lighter, more health-conscious drinkers appear to be the ones scaling back.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of health

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Emma’s resistance to the bland wholesomeness of recovery spaces speaks to a familiar cultural trope across media, in films and television shows; that sobriety is where flamboyance goes to die.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
But after seven episodes wearing down the viewer with a bleak perspective, in the season finale, Euphoria pulls itself out of its own somber patterns to reach for grace and mercy in Christian symbolism, American wholesomeness, and the concept of family.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026

Definition of wholesomeness

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