uncleaned

adjective

Definition of uncleanednext
as in unwashed

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Recent Examples of uncleaned Researchers found that uncleaned caps released about 287 microplastic particles per liter into bottled water. — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 5 July 2025 Two weeks passed, and the unregulated and uncleaned bathroom descended into filth. — Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 22 June 2025 The team found multiple uncleaned surfaces with lead levels above the EPA’s limits. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025 As a result, visitor centers have reduced hours, tours of popular attractions have been canceled, lines have spiraled, bathrooms may go uncleaned, habitat restoration has ceased and water has gone unchecked for toxic algae. — Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uncleaned
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncleaned
  1. unwashed
  2. unclean
  3. filthy
  4. unsterilized
  5. blackened
  6. insanitary
  7. unsanitary
  8. stained
Adjective
  • Cutting into unwashed produce can transfer bacteria or residue from the skin’s surface into the flesh via the knife.
    — Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Some brought their unwashed laundry to a protest in the capital in August 2026.
    — Ivis García, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of unwashed
Adjective
  • The dump sink faucet was unclean with heavy residue accumulation around the faucet fixtures and handles.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The result was 90% of farmers in the country living in poverty with virtually all of them drinking unclean water.
    — Adam Duxter, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of unclean
Adjective
  • Los Angeles also struggles with an ongoing homelessness crisis — filthy encampments and rows of rusting RVs are a common sight in many neighborhoods.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • All my women friends, just thinking filthy thoughts about you.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • It can also be transmitted through sharing personal care items (like a razor or toothbrush) or getting a tattoo or piercing from unsterilized equipment.
    — Julia Ries, SELF, 21 June 2023
  • Animal shelters across the country have been battling a deacades-long pandemic of sorts dealing with the consequences of unvaccinated and unsterilized pets, from surrenders of pets to animal shelters to the needless euthanasia of homeless pets.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Sep. 2021
Definition of unsterilized
Adjective
  • The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of blackened
Adjective
  • Employees were observed to only sanitize their gloved hands after touching insanitary surfaces and then resumed touching RTE food and various food contact surfaces.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
  • The company admitted that by January 2021 some employees were aware that the insanitary conditions were causing products to become contaminated.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2024
Definition of insanitary
Adjective
  • Leaking roofs, unsanitary bathrooms, rodents, overloaded class schedules, lack of heating in colder months and a failing higher education admissions system only compounded the issue.
    — Sarah Gidick, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Wurman said neighbors have documented numerous instances of unsanitary behavior, including public urination and defecation.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of unsanitary
Adjective
  • The stained glass had to first endure more destruction before its metamorphosis.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Luckily the damage appears to be mostly cosmetic, and the beautiful balustrades, stained glass, and mahogany built-ins have survived the makeover unscathed.
    — Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of stained

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“Uncleaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncleaned. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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