Synonyms of virgin

virgin 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in virginal

never having had sexual relations

encouraged the virgin youths to remain chaste

Synonyms & Similar Words

• virginal
• unmarried
• maiden
• chaste
• pure
• untouched
• vestal
• innocent
• continent
• modest
• unwed
• celibate
• abstinent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deflowered

2

as in pristine

being in an original and unused or unspoiled state

the state's only remaining virgin forest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pristine
• virginal
• mint
• fresh
• untouched
• brand-new
• new
• unspoiled
• unblemished
• uncontaminated
• unharmed
• unsullied
• unpolluted
• span-new
• untainted
• unaltered
• undefiled
• unmarred
• unsoiled
• uninjured
• unimpaired
• undamaged
• unhurt
• unworn
• unbruised
• spic-and-span
• spick-and-span

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stale
• injured
• broken
• soiled
• damaged
• disfigured
• tainted
• bruised
• blemished
• contaminated
• faded
• hurt
• impaired
• worn
• used
• spoiled
• polluted
• defiled
• shopworn
• sullied
• harmed
• marred
• secondhand
• defaced
• well-worn
• hand-me-down

3

as in pure

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 & Similar Words

• pure
• chaste
• immaculate
• virginal
• clean
• vestal
• modest
• decent
• decorous
• unblemished
• stainless
• unsullied
• G-rated
• untainted
• unspotted
• undefiled
• spotless
• unsoiled
• untarnished
• lily-white
• unstained
• harmless
• cultivated
• proper
• refined
• innocent
• seemly
• tasteful
• inoffensive
• innocuous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coarse
• filthy
• unclean
• dirty
• impure
• vulgar
• unchaste
• indecent
• obscene
• stained
• smutty
• immodest
• soiled
• tainted
• blemished
• tarnished
• spotted
• improper
• crude
• ribald
• defiled
• unseemly
• indelicate
• unrefined
• sullied
• indecorous
• tacky
• tasteless

4

as in uninhabited

existing without human habitation or cultivation

a vast expanse of virgin territory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• uninhabited
• wild
• natural
• undeveloped
• uncultivated
• native
• untamed
• desolate
• spontaneous
• overgrown
• waste
• unsettled
• unpeopled
• untended
• forlorn
• howling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cultivated
• inhabited
• developed
• tamed
• seminatural

5

as in maiden

coming before all others in time or order

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• maiden
• first
• initial
• original
• foremost
• earliest
• inaugural
• pioneer
• premier
• previous
• early
• headmost
• primeval
• primordial
• leadoff
• prime
• ancient
• primal
• primary
• primitive
• antecedent
• preceding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• last
• final
• latter
• ultimate
• terminal
• latest
• advanced
• late
• subsequent
• following
• terminating
• succeeding
• ensuing
• consequent
• penultimate

virgin

2 of 2

noun

ˈvər-jən 

as in novice

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 & Similar Words

• novice
• beginner
• freshman
• apprentice
• newcomer
• rookie
• recruit
• newbie
• fledgling
• neophyte
• colt
• cub
• greenhorn
• student
• tyro
• novitiate
• tenderfoot
• babe
• rook
• punk
• boot
• abecedarian
• amateur
• candidate
• dabbler
• trainee
• dilettante
• learner
• entrant
• probationer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• veteran
• vet
• master
• expert
• pro
• old hand
• professional
• old-timer

Examples of virgin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

This will provide at least a 78% CO2/kg emission reduction, and avoid the manufacture of more than five metric tonnes of virgin plastic. —Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 June 2024

The payoff is endless winter sports, including snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and backcountry skiing in virgin snow before settling back into picture window pine lodges and A-frame huts for a roasted lamb supper to whet your appetite for the evening’s star attraction: the Northern Lights. —Adam Robb, TIME, 25 July 2024

Noun

Regardless, Rocky Horror devotees consistently show up for the movie and live stage performance at midnight on the second Saturday of each month to call out virgins in the audience and throw toast at the stage. —Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024

The only problem is that Emma is a virgin as is Tom. —Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 May 2024