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Adjectives (7)
sterile
adj. free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"
sterile
adj. free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"
aseptic
adj. free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"
germfree
adj. free from germs or pathogenic organisms; sterile; "a germfree environment"
unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive
adj. deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing"
Fuzzynyms (36)
bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain
adj. unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"
useless
adj. having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"
arid, waterless
adj. lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"
barren, childless
adj. without offspring; "in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen"
unimaginative, sterile, uninspired, uninventive
adj. deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing"
pure
adj. free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
healthful, sanitary
adj. free from filth and pathogens; "sanitary conditions for preparing food"; "a sanitary washroom"
unoriginal
adj. not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham
bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain
adj. unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"
useless
adj. having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"
arid, waterless
adj. lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"
barren, childless
adj. without offspring; "in some societies a childless woman is rejected by her tribesmen"
infertile, unfertile
adj. incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple"
sterile
adj. free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"
predictable
adj. capable of being foretold
routine, stock, ready-made, cliched
adj. repeated regularly without thought or originality; "ready-made phrases"
Synonyms (12)
sterilized
adj. made infertile
unfertilized, unimpregnated
adj. not having been fertilized; "an unfertilized egg"
weak
adj. having little physical or spiritual strength; "a weak link"
disinfectant, bactericidal, germicidal
adj. preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
cleansing, purifying
adj. acting like an antiseptic
uninfected
adj. free from sepsis or infection; "a clean (or uninfected) wound"
antiseptic
adj. thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms; "doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"
imitative
adj. marked by or given to imitation; "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being"
Antonyms (10)
fertile
adj. capable of reproducing
fruitful
adj. productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply"
productive
adj. producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"
germy
adj. full of germs or pathological microorganisms; "the water in New York harbor is oily and dirty and germy"
creative, originative
adj. having the ability or power to create; "a creative imagination"
productive
adj. producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"
ingenious, imaginative, inventive
adj. (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action; "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford; "an ingenious device"; "had an inventive turn of mind"; "inventive ceramics"
sterile
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