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cleanliness

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as in hygiene

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for cleanliness

hygiene

fitness,
health,
healthiness,
heartiness,
robustness,
sap,
soundness,
verdure,
wellness,
wholeness,
wholesomeness

fettle,
shape

hardiness,
lustiness,
robustiousness,
ruggedness,
stamina,
strength,
toughness,
vigor,
vigorousness,
vitality

bloom,
flush,
flushness

activeness,
agility,
liveliness,
spryness

weal,
welfare,
well-being

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for cleanliness

dirtiness,
uncleanliness,
uncleanness

debility,
decrepitude,
feebleness,
frailness,
infirmity,
lameness,
sickliness,
weakness

ailment,
condition,
disease,
disorder,
malady,
trouble

illness,
sickness,
unhealthiness,
unsoundness

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cleaning (up)

cleaning up one's act

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“Cleanliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanliness. Accessed 9 Mar. 2021.

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