UNHYGIENIC Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

unhygienic

adjective

Definition of unhygienic

as in unsanitary

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Recent Examples of unhygienic Even if the previous room occupants have been on the up and up, time and neglect can lead to unhygienic and potentially unsafe situations. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 22 Feb. 2026 Pet Supplies Storing any sort of pet items like food, litter boxes, or toys in your bedroom closet can be unhygienic. — Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025 Investigators uncovered more than 190 decomposing bodies last year inside the Penrose facility, many stored in unhygienic conditions. — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025 In-person inspections are widely recognized as essential for uncovering unhygienic practices, equipment failures, and falsified safety data that cannot be detected by reviewing paperwork or inspecting shipments at ports of entry. — Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unhygienic

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Meghan personally called animal rights attorney Shannon Keith, who runs the Beagle Freedom Project, after hearing about 4,000 beagles being rescued from overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at the Envigo breeding and research plant in Virginia.

— Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Airline catering workers have filed a new safety complaint against Flying Food Group, alleging they were exposed to unsafe and unsanitary working conditions at facilities serving Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

— Denis Akbari, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsanitary

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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

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