UNSANITARY Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

unsanitary

adjective

as in filthy

not sanitary and likely to cause disease working under unsanitary conditions The bathroom facilities were unsanitary.

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Recent Examples of unsanitary Lynch said police began investigating on Thursday after receiving a complaint of unsanitary conditions and possible signs of animal cruelty at a home on Schumacher Drive. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026 Amrita Singh, Batra's 30-year-old daughter, told ABC News that her mother developed a respiratory illness soon after being held in the facility due to the unsanitary conditions. —

Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 Her mother couldn’t afford the $500 hospital delivery fee after losing their savings in the airstrike, so a midwife delivered Shiman in the unsanitary tent as the family struggles with hunger and lack of resources. —

Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 The District 130 board said the funds would be use to provide immediate additional custodian services to ensure cleanliness during an emergency situation where district facilities are unsanitary, according to the resolution. —

Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsanitary

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsanitary

Adjective

Then downstairs in the filthy little basement, where there's the stone butt carved into the wall, people knew exactly what to do.

— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
Strong supports the closing of Men’s Central Jail and said the department needed to look at medical care, filthy living conditions and a lack of healthy food and clean water.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026