GERMY Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

germy

adjective

Definition of germy

as in unsanitary

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Recent Examples of germy Over time, the screen becomes germy, icky to touch, and jumpy or unresponsive. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026 Microbiologist and immunologist Jason Tetro, tells SELF, that organic fabrics are also less likely to be germy. — Kells McPhillips, SELF, 28 Nov. 2025 The bathroom is the center of cleanliness in many homes, and if your hand towels and toothbrushes are old and germy, your entire home can feel less clean. — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025 Not to mention touching all the items in the store with your germy hands! — Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for germy

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Gatz was cited for unsanitary conditions and household trash dumped all over the site.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 July 2026
The hotel falsely advertised accommodations with two queen beds and then gave you a room with smaller beds and alarming, unsanitary conditions, including suspicious red splatters.

— Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

Definition of unsanitary

Adjective

Employees were observed to only sanitize their gloved hands after touching insanitary surfaces and then resumed touching RTE food and various food contact surfaces.

— Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
The company admitted that by January 2021 some employees were aware that the insanitary conditions were causing products to become contaminated.

— Kate Gibson, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2024

Definition of insanitary

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From downtown Los Angeles to the San Gabriel Valley, tens of thousands were enveloped in unhealthful levels of smoke, even as some local officials told residents that the air posed no danger.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
The soil may contain pathogens, pesticides and other unhealthful things.

— Joan Morris, Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of unhealthful

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