CLEANNESS Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

cleanness

noun

Definition of cleanness

as in cleanliness

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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

According to Chris Willatt, owner of Alpine Maids, loading silverware in the dishwasher with the handles pointing down and the usable sides pointing up is the best way to achieve prime cleanliness.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2026
Differing opinions, interests, schedules, habits, and cleanliness standards can all stack up to turn what was supposed to be a fun group trip into something entirely the opposite.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of cleanliness

Noun

That volume holds an estimated market value of 135 million dollars, though final revenue will reflect prevailing metal spot prices and purity checks.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
The Basij run a nationwide network of volunteers who maintain a presence in the streets, government offices and cultural centers, seeking to ensure loyalty and ideological purity for Iran’s theocracy.

— Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of purity

Noun

Yiannopoulos rose to prominence through his provocative statements criticizing political correctness, feminism and Islam.

— Chris Arnold, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
This work will examine how the QCIM core can be incorporated into larger chip and system architectures while maintaining performance, interoperability and functional correctness.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of correctness

Noun

Excuse me, but where is the decency and humanity from these bloodthirsty fiends ogling and angling to get their photos, undoubtedly for posting on social media?

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
Especially our respect for nature, for the other, and for our sense of kindness and decency.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of decency

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

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
Within these confines the main characters register as aliens; Wendy and Jack aren’t just flustered but people who seem to have never been inculcated with a rudimentary sense of social propriety.

— Vadim Rizov, Variety, 2 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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