unadulterated

adjective

un·​adul·​ter·​at·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈdəl-tə-ˌrā-təd 

1

: not adulterated : pure

unadulterated food

2

: complete, unqualified

an unadulterated fool

unadulteratedly adverb

Synonyms

• absolute
• fine
• neat
• plain
• pure
• purified
• refined
• straight
• unalloyed
• undiluted
• unmixed

Examples of unadulterated in a Sentence

an unadulterated solution is required for the experiment

the unadulterated nonsense that you sometimes hear from political pundits on TV

Recent Examples on the Web

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Yet there’s something about the pure, unadulterated fluidity of Odyssey that ultimately wins me over and keeps me coming back for more. —Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025

Read: The tragedy of Erik Killmonger The only unadulterated monsters in the film are the Ku Klux Klan, who show up at the juke joint the next morning to kill the twins and take back the property the Klan leader sold to them, thus pocketing the money. —Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 2 May 2025

The answer, of course, isn’t as simple as actual, unadulterated happiness. —Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1719, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unadulterated

• ameliorated
• decontaminated
• deoxygenated
• deteriorated
• differentiated
• disarticulated
• excommunicated
• incapacitated
• individuated
• misappropriated
• monounsaturated
• multinucleated

Kids Definition

unadulterated

adjective

un·​adul·​ter·​at·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈdəl-tə-ˌrāt-əd 

: not adulterated : pure, unmixed

unadulterated foods

unadulterated beauty

unadulterated happiness