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immaculate

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of immaculate

1 free from any trace of the coarse or indecent

  • an immaculate soul
Synonyms of immaculate

chaste, clean, decent, G-rated, modest, pure, vestal, virgin, virginal
Words Related to immaculate

lily-white, spotless, stainless, unblemished, undefiled, unsoiled, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished

decorous, proper, seemly

cultivated, refined, tasteful

harmless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive
Near Antonyms of immaculate

blemished, defiled, soiled, spotted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished

improper, indecorous, indelicate, ribald, unseemly

crude, tacky, tasteless, unrefined
Antonyms of immaculate

coarse, dirty, filthy, immodest, impure, indecent, obscene, smutty, unchaste, unclean, vulgar

2 free from dirt or stain

  • somehow managed to keep the white carpet immaculate
Synonyms of immaculate

antiseptic, chaste, clean, fair, pristine, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, squeaky-clean, stainless, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied
Words Related to immaculate

pure, taintless, undefiled, unpolluted, untainted, wholesome

cleanly, germfree, hygienic, sanitary, sterile

abluted, bleached, cleansed, purified, scrubbed, washed, whitened

milky, snowy, white

flawless, unblemished

bright, shiny, sparkling
Near Antonyms of immaculate

dingy, greasy, grimy, mucky, muddy, unwashed

defiled, germy, polluted, tainted, unsterile, unsterilized

blackened, discolored
Antonyms of immaculate

besmirched, dirty, filthy, foul, grubby, smirched, soiled, spotted, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleaned

3 being entirely without fault or flaw

  • a fussy groundskeeper who always manages to restore the football field to an immaculate expanse of healthy, well-manicured turf
Synonyms of immaculate

absolute, faultless, flawless, ideal, impeccable, indefectible, irreproachable, letter-perfect, perfect, picture-book, picture-perfect, seamless, unblemished
Words Related to immaculate

consummate, expert, masterly

classic, dandy, excellent, fabulous, fine, first-class, first-rate, grand, great, marvelous (or marvellous), prime, superb, superior, superlative, terrific, top, top-notch, unsurpassed

completed, finished, perfected, polished

complete, entire, intact, whole

mint, unbruised, undamaged, unimpaired, uninjured, unmarred, unspoiled

exceptional, fancy, high-grade, special

airtight, bulletproof

accurate, correct, exact, precise

inerrant, infallible, unerring, unfailing
Near Antonyms of immaculate

deficient, inadequate, incomplete, insufficient, wanting

unfinished, unpolished

fallible

blemished, blighted, broken, damaged, defaced, disfigured, impaired, injured, malformed, marred, misshapen, spoiled, vitiated

atrocious, execrable, wretched

imprecise, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, wrong
Antonyms of immaculate

amiss, bad, censurable, defective, faulty, flawed, imperfect, reproachable

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