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virgin

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of virgin

1 never having had sexual relations

  • encouraged the virgin youths to remain chaste
Synonyms of virgin

maiden, virginal
Words Related to virgin

chaste, modest, pure, vestal

innocent, untouched

abstinent, celibate, continent

unmarried, unwed
Antonyms of virgin

deflowered

2 being in an original and unused or unspoiled state

  • the state's only remaining virgin forest
Synonyms of virgin

brand-new, fresh, mint, pristine, span-new, virginal
Words Related to virgin

unaltered, unblemished, unbruised, uncontaminated, undamaged, undefiled, unharmed, unhurt, unimpaired, uninjured, unmarred, unpolluted, unsoiled, unspoiled, unsullied, untainted, untouched, unworn

new, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span)
Near Antonyms of virgin

blemished, broken, bruised, damaged, defaced, defiled, disfigured, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, marred, soiled, sullied, tainted

faded, shopworn, used, well-worn, worn

contaminated, polluted, spoiled

hand-me-down, second hand
Antonyms of virgin

stale

3 free from any trace of the coarse or indecent

  • his photographs of nudes have such a virgin purity about them that only a prude would find them objectionable
Synonyms of virgin

chaste, clean, decent, G-rated, immaculate, modest, pure, vestal, virginal
Words Related to virgin

lily-white, spotless, stainless, unblemished, undefiled, unsoiled, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished

decorous, proper, seemly

cultivated, refined, tasteful

harmless, innocent, innocuous, inoffensive
Near Antonyms of virgin

blemished, defiled, soiled, spotted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished

improper, indecorous, indelicate, ribald, unseemly

crude, tacky, tasteless, unrefined
Antonyms of virgin

coarse, dirty, filthy, immodest, impure, indecent, obscene, smutty, unchaste, unclean, vulgar

4 existing without human habitation or cultivation

  • a vast expanse of virgin territory
Synonyms of virgin

natural, uncultivated, untamed, wild
Words Related to virgin

native

uninhabited, unpeopled, unsettled

overgrown, spontaneous, untended

waste

undeveloped

desolate, forlorn, howling
Near Antonyms of virgin

inhabited

developed

seminatural
Antonyms of virgin

cultivated, tamed

5 coming before all others in time or order

  • the political analyst's virgin effort at a cloak-and-dagger thriller
Synonyms of virgin

earliest, first, foremost, headmost, inaugural, initial, leadoff, maiden, original, pioneer, premier
Words Related to virgin

ancient, early, primal, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial

antecedent, preceding, previous
Near Antonyms of virgin

advanced, late

consequent, ensuing, following, subsequent, succeeding

penultimate
Antonyms of virgin

final, last, latest, latter, terminal, terminating, ultimate

virgin

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of virgin

a person who is just starting out in a field of activity

  • a virgin in the world of comedy clubs, he's still learning to deal with hecklers
Synonyms of virgin

abecedarian, apprentice, babe, beginner, colt, cub, fledgling, freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, novice, novitiate, punk, recruit, rook, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro
Words Related to virgin

boot

amateur, dabbler, dilettante

learner, student, trainee

candidate, entrant, probationer
Near Antonyms of virgin

expert, master, pro, professional
Antonyms of virgin

old hand, old-timer, vet, veteran

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