TAINTLESS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

taintless

adjective

Definition of taintless

as in pure

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Adjective

However, removing these roses frees up space, reduces fungal disease and makes room for vigorous varieties that bring pure joy.

— Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
But with Anthropic poised to become the first pure-play AI company to hit the public market, minting a number of new billionaires and many more millionaires in the process, a heightened level of scrutiny is coming.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of pure

Adjective

Oh, and Reed told Helen that Wallace was likely to be rewarded for being untainted by scandal — next stop, ascending from secretary of state for Defence to prime minister.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
History has no need for spoiler warnings, but anyone hoping for an untainted experience of the film—a description that applies to no one who’s read this far—might want to skip over the facts that follow.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of untainted

Adjective

More than anything, there seems to be a sense that taking shots at a nearly 40-year-old streetwear institution is a way to prove one’s unsullied dedication to a sense of anticonsumerism.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2026
In Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, evil is a native sickness that contaminates an otherwise perfect, unsullied child of empire.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of unsullied

Adjective

Alternatively, take in views of a different sort on the islands of Møn and Nyord, both of which have achieved Dark Sky Park designation; at nighttime, their unpolluted skies light up with stars.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
The region is known for its clear, unpolluted skies, which are still dark by night.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026

Definition of unpolluted

Adjective

Musician Conan Gray went with a more wholesome approach, naming the more cozy than outright scary Practical Magic as his must-watch movie.

— Charlotte Hu, Time, 30 Oct. 2026
The ghoul had become an emblem of desecration, a predator violating the boundary between life and death, a corruptor of what was wholesome and decent.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of wholesome

Adjective

Picked her up at a messy home, had a nice time out, came back to a spotless home.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
But a score of 95% doesn’t automatically mean a restaurant is essentially spotless, because there are a variety of potential violations that could lose a restaurant five points.

— David Raynor, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of spotless

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