Synonyms of unclean

unclean

adjective

ˌən-ˈklēn 

1

as in corrupt

having or showing lowered moral character or standards

there's something unclean about this whole business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corrupt
• sick
• degraded
• depraved
• loose
• unwholesome
• crooked
• degenerate
• decadent
• perverted
• debased
• dissolute
• debauched
• warped
• spoiled
• dishonest
• demoralized
• vicious
• libertine
• perverse
• immoral
• dissipated
• evil
• rakish
• bad
• wicked
• reprobate
• contaminated
• sinful
• unprincipled
• unethical
• unscrupulous
• tainted
• rakehell
• jackleg
• bent
• cutthroat
• iniquitous
• nefarious
• miscreant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pure
• incorruptible
• uncorrupted
• uncorrupt
• ethical
• honest
• good
• righteous
• virtuous
• moral
• principled

2

as in filthy

not clean

a lackadaisical waiter who tried to set our table with smudged glasses and unclean silverware

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filthy
• dirty
• stained
• dusty
• blackened
• muddy
• black
• nasty
• smudged
• greasy
• messy
• grimy
• uncleanly
• soiled
• polluted
• dingy
• sordid
• grubby
• foul
• begrimed
• mucky
• grungy
• bedraggled
• smutty
• sloppy
• contaminated
• impure
• draggled
• grotty
• sullied
• befouled
• chaotic
• unsanitary
• insanitary
• besmirched
• unwashed
• confused
• cruddy
• tainted
• messed
• uncleaned
• unsterile
• bemired
• defiled
• littered
• untidy
• unkempt
• unsterilized
• slovenly
• cluttered
• disordered
• disheveled
• germy
• scruffy
• shabby
• squalid
• jumbled
• muddled
• disarranged
• rumpled
• gunky
• sooty
• raunchy
• skanky
• disarrayed
• sleazy
• scuzzy
• mussy
• mussed
• fuliginous
• crocked
• collied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clean
• spotless
• immaculate
• unstained
• pure
• stainless
• unsullied
• unsoiled
• cleanly
• ultraclean
• spick-and-span
• clear
• cleaned
• tidy
• cleansed
• neat
• orderly
• limpid
• purified
• groomed
• ordered
• bleached
• perfect
• combed
• shiny
• untouched
• whitened
• bright
• flawless
• unspotted
• sparkling
• wholesome
• unpolluted
• undefiled
• untainted
• unblemished
• virgin
• taintless

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unclean

This is also the practice in India since the left hand is seen as unclean. — Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 17 July 2026

Putting diseased plant material in your compost pile and using unclean or dull pruning tools also increases the risk of transmitting issues from plant to plant. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 5 July 2026

Despite the unclean baseball in the eighth, there were no shortage of excellent performances over the first seven innings. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

The police report said that a woman at the residence, who was suffering a deep cut on her wrist and multiple cuts to her hand, alleged to police Thorpe entered the residence and got upset with the unclean condition in the home, the outlets reported. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026