Synonyms of sanitary

sanitary

adjective

ˈsa-nə-ˌter-ē 

as in sterile

free from filth, infection, or dangers to health

the nurse made sure that everything in the room was sanitary so that the baby wouldn't get sick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sterile
• hygienic
• aseptic
• antibiotic
• germfree
• clean
• pristine
• healthful
• antibacterial
• stainless
• washed
• germicidal
• immaculate
• beneficial
• microbicidal
• antiseptic
• spotless
• healthy
• unsoiled
• wholesome
• salubrious
• squeaky-clean
• unsullied
• spick-and-span
• salutary
• germproof
• restorative
• unpolluted
• unstained
• untainted
• pure
• scrubbed
• bleached
• purified
• cleansed
• undefiled
• whitened
• salutiferous
• abluted
• taintless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsanitary
• insanitary
• unhygienic
• toxic
• infectious
• poisonous
• pathogenic
• dirty
• unclean
• filthy
• sickening
• unsterile
• pathogenetic
• muddy
• sordid
• dusty
• soiled
• foul
• grimy
• stained
• dingy
• unwashed
• nasty
• grubby
• germy
• unhealthy
• noxious
• grungy
• mucky
• unhealthful
• unwholesome
• bedraggled
• miasmic
• polluted
• uncleanly
• unsterilized
• tainted
• draggled
• sullied
• insalubrious
• smirched
• besmirched
• defiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sanitary

Instead of using sanitary products, Butler opts to menstruate without them. — Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026

Results showed 80% of respondents voted no, citing both sanitary and ethical concerns. — Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026

Contact with the body of an Ebola victim is an easy way for the disease to spread, but sanitary disposal of a body conflicts with the cultural burial rites of the Congolese. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

The temporary power outage caused a sanitary sewer overflow on Patapsco Avenue, which was quickly slowed by DPW's Utility Maintenance Division, officials stated. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 June 2026

Phrases Containing sanitary

• sanitary landfill