Synonyms of purged

purged

verb

past tense of purge

as in restored

to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially

a day on which the faithful are expected to purge themselves of their sins through prayer and fasting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restored
• cleansed
• purified
• healed
• sanctified
• amended
• refined
• improved
• cleared
• regenerated
• acquitted
• elevated
• vindicated
• uplifted
• ennobled
• absolved
• exonerated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• corrupted
• degraded
• stained
• defiled
• perverted
• debased
• poisoned
• warped
• depraved
• debauched
• demeaned
• tarnished
• profaned
• prostituted
• sullied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of purged

Xi has purged or expelled most of the seven-member Central Military Commission, leaving just him and one other member. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Even when Putin purged Russia’s defense ministry for corruption, including much of Shoigu’s own personal network, Putin transferred Shoigu to a weighty role in the Security Council rather than disempower him. — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

For many, that pales in comparison to the 60 Minutes bloodbath in June that saw correspondents Scott Pelley, Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega purged, joined by executive producer Tanya Simon and others. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Between 2022 and 2024, 21 million voters were purged from the rolls, often for partisan gain dressed as housekeeping. — Ellen Kurz, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Early in his tenure Kim Jong-Un removed or purged numerous senior officials. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

The narrator, purged of identifiers except for her yearning, her rational faculties, and her sense of unbelonging, is counterintuitively relatable—a portrait of rudimentary, universal humanity. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Partially funded by the federal government, the institution is governed by a board of regents, which does not have presidential appointees and can’t be purged in the way that the board of the Kennedy Center was. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

By the time Japan finally purged bad loans from bank balance sheets, deflation had woven itself into the national fabric. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026