Synonyms of purified

purified 1 of 2

adjective

as in pure

free from added matter

purified water that was now safe to drink

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pure
• refined
• fresh
• undiluted
• filtered
• plain
• unmixed
• unadulterated
• clean
• tried
• unalloyed
• absolute
• neat
• straight
• concentrated
• fine
• uncontaminated
• rendered
• untainted
• unpolluted
• uncorrupted
• undefiled
• clarified
• taintless
• uncombined
• strong
• full-bodied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mixed
• contaminated
• adulterated
• impure
• diluted
• polluted
• tainted
• alloyed
• spoiled
• corrupted
• debased
• soiled
• incorporated
• combined
• blended
• compounded
• defiled
• merged
• unclarified
• joined
• mingled
• commingled
• fused
• amalgamated
• sullied
• fouled
• intermixed
• intermingled
• linked
• befouled
• besmirched
• conjoined
• united
• coalesced
• doctored
• cheapened
• watered-down

purified

2 of 2

verb

past tense of purify

1

as in purged

to free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially

Catholics go to confession to be purified

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in filtered

to remove usually visible impurities from

purify the water by distillation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filtered
• refined
• clarified
• extracted
• cleaned
• washed
• distilled
• processed
• fined
• purged
• cleared
• cleansed
• garbled
• sifted
• rectified
• leached
• decontaminated
• disinfected
• elutriated
• screened
• bolted
• sieved
• sanitized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contaminated
• clouded
• dulled
• muddied
• soiled
• tainted
• polluted
• defiled
• dirtied
• sullied
• fouled
• besmirched
• begrimed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of purified

Adjective

Short for polydeoxyribonucleotide, it’s made from small, purified fragments of DNA taken from the sperm cells of certain fish, usually salmon or trout. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Scaling remains major challenge Beyond reducing errors, Google’s researchers demonstrated that the purified quantum states could be transferred between two different error-correction methods. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

By 2023, Amazon Web Services was using purified wastewater in 20 data centers. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

While many fish oil supplements are available over the counter, prescription versions contain highly purified and concentrated forms used to treat very high triglyceride levels. — T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2026

Wellness informs every aspect of life on board, from ensuring purified air and maximum comfort during sleep to the study of color schemes for different times of the day. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

This grading is critically different from that of purified products graded for use in sterile injectable drugs. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026

Orange County similarly uses purified wastewater to replenish its groundwater. — Piper Heath, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

The product also contains benzalkonium chloride, boric acid, edetate disodium, purified water, sodium chloride and sodium citrate as inactive ingredients. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

But what if the water and nutrients could be purified from whey permeate and used for other purposes? — Idaho Statesman, 17 Aug. 2026

Once hydrogen is flowing from the ground, how will the gas be purified? — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026

This gas will then be purified and concentrated, ready for export to local gas networks as what is termed renewable natural gas (RNG). — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

And here, the researchers simply purified the translation machinery and supplied it to the SpudCells. — ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

The amount may be infinitesimal—white sugar and bottled water are sometimes purified with charred animal bones, for instance—but some hypersensitive alpha-gal patients avoid the risk anyway. — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

But that doesn’t matter because that’s been purified. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 23 June 2026

She was hooked up to a hemodialysis machine where her blood flowed out of her body to be purified and was then transferred back into her body where it was reabsorbed. — Literary Hub, 1 June 2026

There it is filtered and purified before being fed into the Reflecting Pool. — New York Times, 31 May 2026