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
  • Some brought their unwashed laundry to a protest in the capital in August 2026.
    — Ivis García, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Homewood Suites Charlotte Uptown The restaurant received 86% on June 30, with violations including employees in need of food safety training and unwashed hands.
    — Eva Flowe July 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
Definition of unwashed
Adjective
  • This is more than a body odor problem — unclean clothes and linens are ripe feeding grounds for infectious bacteria.
    — Rahul Rao, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Travelers may encounter issues like unclean accommodations and higher flight cancellation rates.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of unclean
Adjective
  • People were filthy in so many ways, so Mike really wrote that in.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
  • While sinks can become filthy from soap splatters and dirty hands, toilets need cleaning for very different reasons.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 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
  • Volunteer organizations said the dogs were found in unsanitary conditions inside the home and were dirty from urine and feces.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Following their visit, the lawmakers called for the detention center to be closed, bringing up concerns about allegedly unsanitary conditions and medical neglect at the facility.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of unsanitary
Adjective
  • How To Deep Clean Stained Wood Baseboards For stained wood baseboards, Matthews advises dusting using a dry microfiber cloth and Murphy’s Oil or a wood cleaning oil (remove excessive dirt and crumbs with a vacuum cleaner first).
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The stained glass above the front door had fallen into the street, held up only by a single cord.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of stained

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“Uncleaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncleaned. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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