CLEANNESS Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

cleanness

noun

Definition of cleanness

as in cleanliness

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as in purity

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Recent Examples of cleanness Diego Schwartzman, one of South America’s preeminent male players of the past two decades, remembers warming up with a 15-year-old Fonseca ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Open final against Alcaraz in 2022, and being struck by both the cleanness of the youngster’s strike and its inaccuracy. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 The home support, angry at referee Rob Jones throughout, could barely muster an appeal for a penalty given the cleanness of the challenge. — Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025 Copland’s music has a cleanness, a belief that all the parts must function. — Jane Levere, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 Our special boosters powerfully break through any type of stain or odor, giving you an all-natural cleanness that leaves your clothes looking and smelling great. — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023 The sparseness of the production design and cleanness of the editing permit Adkins and Long’s full-tilt gracefulness to be the scene’s primary focus. — Vulture, 7 Mar. 2023 The reasons include not just gas's relative abundance and cheapness, its cleanness, and its low carbon content compared with coal, but also its flexibility, as a recent Worldwatch report observes. — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2010

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleanness

Noun

In addition to the cleanliness award, Starlux also received the Five Star designation from Skytrax for the second time earlier this year.

— Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026
But No Longer Sufficient When organizations talk about preparing data for AI, the conversation often centers on cleanliness and accuracy.

— Sunil Padiyar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of cleanliness

Noun

The funding will finance construction of Hertha Chalyx, the company’s new facility that plans to produce 10,000 tons of steel-grade and magnet-grade high-purity iron, according to a Tuesday news release.

— Catherine Dominguez, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026
The facility is designed to produce both steel-grade and magnet-grade high-purity iron.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of purity

Noun

Around the same time, OpenAI researcher Boris Alexeev managed to formalize the proof, verifying its correctness step-by-step using the programming language Lean.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026
The Greek columns on its facade, south of downtown on the corner of Holman and Austin Streets, proclaimed the stability— the unimpeachable correctness—of one of the city’s most enduring institutions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of correctness

Noun

Cool Machine is definitive not only for its sweep but also for the rightness, the evocative precision, of the details that fill its paragraphs like the mystery mix inside the skin of a Gray’s Papaya hot dog.

— David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
If the Sun is high in the lunar sky during the flyby, there will be few shadows, and the crew will be looking for subtle variations in surface color and rightness.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of rightness

Noun

What is striking is that all these versions agree on her shyness, modesty, and propriety.

— Eva Blanco Medina, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026
That sense of propriety was partly imposed upon him by his father, who, in covering up John’s misdeed, placed an albatross around his son’s neck, demanding his conformity to a narrow sort of principle.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of propriety

Noun

This series is to encourage [and] inspire hip hop and remind us all [of] the pureness of hip hop.

— Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
The lush and magical pureness requires a sort of kinship with travelers—and awareness of impact can help to preserve this.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2023

Definition of pureness

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