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4. clean
adjective. [‘ˈkliːn’] free of restrictions or qualifications.
Etymology
- clean (English)
- clene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- clæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. clean
verb. [‘ˈkliːn’] clean and tidy up the house.
Etymology
- clean (English)
- clene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- clæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. clean
adjective. [‘ˈkliːn’] free from impurities.
Etymology
- clean (English)
- clene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- clæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. clean
adverb. [‘ˈkliːn’] completely; used as intensifiers.
Etymology
- clean (English)
- clene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- clæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. clean
adjective. [‘ˈkliːn’] (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims.
Etymology
- clean (English)
- clene (Middle English (1100-1500))
- clæne (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
What is the opposite word for Clean?
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dirty
spotless, cleanse
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impure
moral, complete
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filthy
spotless, complete
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soiled
spotless, filthy
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unclean
filthy, not dirty
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soil
cleanse, uncluttered
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foul
complete, precise
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indecent
moral, sterile
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untidy
neat, not dirty
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unchaste
moral, complete
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polluted
hygienic, complete
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stained
precise, filthy
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stain
cleanse, uncluttered
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uncertain
not dirty
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tainted
not dirty
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besmirched
precise, sterile
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unsterile
precise, sterile
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pollute
cleanse, uncluttered
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defile
cleanse, uncluttered
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adulterated
hygienic, precise
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defiled
sterile, chaste
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contaminated
hygienic, sterile
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corrupt
chaste, not dirty
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tarnished
chaste
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difficult
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adulterate
uncluttered
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unfairly
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immoral
moral
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mucky
spotless
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unwashed
spotless
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cleanadjective
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cleanadjective
I’m clean, officer. You can go ahead and search me if you want.
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unclean, dirty -
cleannoun
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dirty, unclean -
cleanverb
Not dirty.
He was stabbed clean through.
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dirty, unclean -
cleanadjective
In an unmarked condition.
Put a clean sheet of paper into the printer.
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unclean, dirty -
cleanadjective
To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
Our kids can watch this movie because it is clean.
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unclean, dirty -
cleanadjective
To make things clean in general.
I’ve been clean this time for eight months.
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dirty, unclean -
cleanadjective
To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
I’ll need a sharper knife to make clean cuts.
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unclean, dirty -
cleanadjective
Unlike you, I’ve never caused any accidents — my record is still clean!
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dirty, unclean -
cleanadjective
Damn, Shorty, those are some clean shoes ya got there!
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dirty, unclean -
cleanadjective
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dirty, unclean -
cleanadjective
I want to make sure my fiancé is clean before we are married.
Antonyms:
dirty, unclean
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clean
To clean is to make clean by removing dirt, impurities, or soil of any kind. Cleanse implies a worse condition to start from, and more to do, than clean. Hercules cleansed the Augean stables. Cleanse is especially applied to purifying processes where liquid is used, as in the flushing of a street, etc. We brush clothing if dusty, sponge it, or sponge it off, if soiled; or sponge off a spot. Furniture, books, etc., are dusted; floors are mopped or scrubbed; metallic utensils are scoured; a room is swept; soiled garments are washed; foul air or water is purified. Cleanse and purify are used extensively in a moral sense; wash in that sense is archaic. Compare AMEND.
Antonyms:
befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, contaminate, corrupt, debase, defile, deprave, pollute, soil, spoil, stain, sully, taint, vitiateSynonyms:
brush, cleanse, disinfect, dust, lave, mop, purify, rinse, scour, scrub, sponge, sweep, wash, wipePreposition:
Cleanse of or from physical or moral defilement; cleanse with an instrument; by an agent; the room was cleansed by the attendants with soap and water.
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cleant
Antonyms:
pollute, befoul, bespatter, defileSynonyms:
purify, clarify -
clean
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impure, untidy, dirty, entangled, hampered, uncleanSynonyms:
pure, neat, cleanly, clear, purified, cleansed, untarnished, spotless, unclogged, upright -
cleanverb
Antonyms:
befoul, contaminate, pollute, clog, encumber, embarrass, involve, implicateSynonyms:
clarify, disencumber, disentangle, disembarrass, vindicate, liberate, set free, release, exonerate, exculpate, justify, retrieve, acquit, absolve, whitewash, extricate, eliminate
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clean and jerk, cleanadjective
a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
Antonyms:
muddy, draggled, buggy, grimy, travel-soiled, hard, foul-mouthed, uncomplete, fouled, obscene, filthy, illegible, unjust, scatological, befouled, infected, foul-spoken, raunchy, full, dirty-faced, incomplete, lousy, snot-nosed, flyblown, black, tref, oily, unclean, armed, sooty, off-color, dingy, begrimed, soiled, mucky, scabrous, maculate, scummy, ribald, impure, unfair, immoral, untouchable, snotty, foul, cobwebby, unswept, contaminating, travel-stained, grungy, nasty, nonkosher, Augean, addicted, cruddy, feculent, blasphemous, unwashed, uncleanly, septic, bedraggled, imperfect, dirty, terefah, smudgy, qualified, blue, sordid, squalid, salacious, maladroit, smutty, bawdy, lewd, ratty, grubby, greasy, difficult, profane, dirty-minded, soil, bemire, grime, begrime, collySynonyms:
clean and jerk -
cleanadjective
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
«children with clean shining faces»; «clean white shirts»; «clean dishes»; «a spotlessly clean house»; «cats are clean animals»
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travel-soiled, scabrous, infected, filthy, smutty, impure, difficult, bedraggled, dirty, foul-mouthed, grubby, maladroit, uncomplete, begrimed, scummy, armed, dingy, unclean, soiled, ratty, blasphemous, befouled, greasy, illegible, blue, uncleanly, unjust, maculate, ribald, buggy, unfair, hard, dirty-faced, profane, full, terefah, squalid, fouled, immoral, snot-nosed, oily, cruddy, dirty-minded, off-color, unswept, cobwebby, foul, flyblown, lewd, sordid, mucky, raunchy, snotty, qualified, feculent, imperfect, addicted, untouchable, black, bawdy, unwashed, contaminating, nonkosher, scatological, tref, foul-spoken, Augean, incomplete, grungy, travel-stained, obscene, draggled, salacious, nasty, lousy, grimy, septic, muddy, smudgy, sooty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemireSynonyms:
fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear -
clean, clearadjective
free of restrictions or qualifications
«a clean bill of health»; «a clear winner»
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dirty-faced, black, unfair, terefah, snot-nosed, dirty, mucky, cruddy, raunchy, uncleanly, smutty, lewd, salacious, travel-soiled, ratty, full, nasty, unwashed, off-color, blue, addicted, impure, unjust, scabrous, oily, septic, flyblown, immoral, uncomplete, begrimed, unclean, contaminating, tref, difficult, bawdy, travel-stained, untouchable, filthy, squalid, fouled, incomplete, armed, sooty, scummy, obscene, infected, smudgy, hard, feculent, ribald, unswept, befouled, draggled, grubby, grungy, foul, soiled, qualified, muddy, profane, illegible, foul-spoken, sordid, Augean, cobwebby, maculate, grimy, scatological, foul-mouthed, dingy, lousy, bedraggled, blasphemous, imperfect, dirty-minded, buggy, maladroit, nonkosher, snotty, greasy, bemire, colly, begrime, grime, soilSynonyms:
decipherable, uncontaminating, unmortgaged, clean-living, sporting, blank, exculpated, unobjectionable, fresh, clean-cut, exonerated, sporty, clear, open, neat, white, unclouded, clear(p), percipient, clear-cut, well-defined, readable, light, fair, absolved, vindicated, cleared, uninfected, sportsmanlike -
clean, clear, light, uncloudedadjective
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
«efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings»; «clear laughter like a waterfall»; «clear reds and blues»; «a light lilting voice like a silver bell»
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cobwebby, maladroit, foul-mouthed, buggy, scabrous, salacious, immoral, unclean, dirty, sordid, oily, dirty-faced, unswept, lewd, scatological, Augean, uncomplete, befouled, incomplete, illegible, hard, soiled, smutty, off-color, blasphemous, dirty-minded, draggled, lousy, qualified, snotty, black, ribald, septic, flyblown, impure, grubby, nasty, contaminating, blue, smudgy, unwashed, foul-spoken, scummy, difficult, dingy, obscene, bawdy, filthy, cruddy, unfair, fouled, ratty, imperfect, armed, unjust, profane, greasy, begrimed, maculate, tref, grimy, raunchy, full, foul, feculent, bedraggled, terefah, grungy, squalid, travel-soiled, sooty, mucky, uncleanly, muddy, nonkosher, travel-stained, infected, addicted, snot-nosed, untouchable, soil, grime, bemire, colly, begrimeSynonyms:
light-headed, clear(p), well-defined, wanton, lightsome, swooning, uninfected, lightheaded, neat, cloudless, idle, sporting, clean-cut, light-colored, unaccented, exonerated, weak, low-cal, clean-living, promiscuous, sportsmanlike, light(a), percipient, abstemious, faint, unclouded, vindicated, readable, open, absolved, lite, wakeful, clear, sporty, fresh, short, unobjectionable, tripping, fair, clear-cut, unmortgaged, scant(p), decipherable, blank, white, cleared, sluttish, light, exculpated, calorie-free, uncontaminating, easy, loose -
clean, freshadjective
free from impurities
«clean water»; «fresh air»
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sordid, greasy, unswept, begrimed, draggled, qualified, grimy, unclean, snot-nosed, infected, nasty, uncomplete, obscene, incomplete, unjust, impure, dirty-minded, dirty-faced, foul, filthy, Augean, armed, grungy, scatological, fouled, addicted, cobwebby, muddy, raunchy, flyblown, maladroit, grubby, travel-stained, dingy, oily, mucky, squalid, hard, scabrous, soiled, lewd, dirty, ratty, imperfect, unwashed, untouchable, full, smutty, foul-mouthed, septic, buggy, snotty, unfair, lousy, bawdy, off-color, profane, blue, smudgy, befouled, terefah, scummy, black, blasphemous, salacious, immoral, uncleanly, sooty, tref, ribald, difficult, bedraggled, illegible, feculent, maculate, nonkosher, contaminating, travel-soiled, cruddy, foul-spoken, colly, soil, bemire, grime, begrimeSynonyms:
invigorated, uninfected, wise, tonic, neat, brisk, saucy, new, smart, sassy, clean-living, overbold, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unclouded, impudent, sweet, clear, sporty, impertinent, fresh, unobjectionable, reinvigorated, fair, novel, refreshing, refreshful, unused, blank, white, sporting, refreshed, bracing, light, unfermented -
cleanadjective
(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
«a clean voting record»; «a clean driver’s license»
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mucky, befouled, travel-stained, blasphemous, sooty, maculate, uncomplete, scummy, blue, soiled, dirty, travel-soiled, ribald, ratty, obscene, muddy, flyblown, off-color, profane, grungy, unswept, dirty-faced, unwashed, raunchy, snotty, foul, uncleanly, salacious, begrimed, imperfect, smutty, immoral, septic, impure, bedraggled, smudgy, fouled, contaminating, cobwebby, draggled, unclean, nasty, addicted, unfair, armed, scatological, feculent, foul-spoken, maladroit, grimy, nonkosher, snot-nosed, infected, lousy, dirty-minded, greasy, Augean, grubby, oily, bawdy, difficult, cruddy, lewd, illegible, incomplete, qualified, dingy, tref, buggy, filthy, scabrous, black, squalid, untouchable, foul-mouthed, full, unjust, terefah, hard, sordid, grime, begrime, colly, soil, bemireSynonyms:
fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear -
cleanadjective
ritually clean or pure
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foul-spoken, squalid, black, profane, uncomplete, foul, oily, dirty-faced, travel-soiled, incomplete, difficult, ribald, hard, off-color, untouchable, obscene, filthy, draggled, septic, grungy, soiled, contaminating, tref, smutty, unclean, impure, scatological, snotty, lousy, mucky, snot-nosed, bawdy, illegible, flyblown, grubby, cruddy, dirty, blasphemous, scabrous, greasy, travel-stained, unfair, nonkosher, nasty, uncleanly, sooty, muddy, full, bedraggled, scummy, fouled, immoral, ratty, Augean, unjust, blue, raunchy, infected, grimy, sordid, terefah, buggy, salacious, imperfect, begrimed, qualified, cobwebby, unswept, feculent, befouled, lewd, unwashed, smudgy, addicted, maladroit, dirty-minded, maculate, dingy, foul-mouthed, armed, colly, begrime, soil, grime, bemireSynonyms:
fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear -
clean, uncontaminatingadjective
not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
«a clean fuel»; «cleaner and more efficient engines»; «the tactical bomb is reasonably clean»
Antonyms:
dirty-faced, travel-soiled, buggy, uncomplete, snot-nosed, dirty, foul, grimy, soiled, smutty, grubby, begrimed, nasty, bedraggled, scummy, immoral, salacious, cobwebby, grungy, ribald, lousy, greasy, qualified, off-color, scatological, impure, flyblown, muddy, black, septic, draggled, blue, uncleanly, obscene, unjust, mucky, lewd, contaminating, travel-stained, sordid, snotty, bawdy, sooty, befouled, raunchy, unclean, full, addicted, profane, filthy, ratty, foul-spoken, illegible, dingy, Augean, unfair, terefah, oily, unwashed, unswept, dirty-minded, incomplete, foul-mouthed, nonkosher, fouled, squalid, maladroit, smudgy, cruddy, tref, maculate, hard, untouchable, difficult, blasphemous, infected, scabrous, imperfect, armed, feculent, soil, grime, bemire, colly, begrimeSynonyms:
fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear -
clean, unobjectionableadjective
(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
«good clean fun»; «a clean joke»
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draggled, scummy, unwashed, feculent, soiled, dingy, nasty, bedraggled, contaminating, smudgy, addicted, cobwebby, difficult, buggy, blue, impure, bawdy, dirty, blasphemous, raunchy, off-color, begrimed, unswept, grimy, scatological, snotty, uncomplete, untouchable, travel-stained, maculate, sordid, grungy, infected, fouled, greasy, foul, smutty, ratty, foul-mouthed, muddy, hard, armed, sooty, squalid, filthy, lousy, septic, unfair, maladroit, mucky, imperfect, terefah, uncleanly, tref, ribald, nonkosher, lewd, Augean, qualified, befouled, dirty-faced, profane, immoral, salacious, foul-spoken, unclean, travel-soiled, full, oily, unjust, flyblown, snot-nosed, illegible, dirty-minded, obscene, cruddy, black, incomplete, grubby, scabrous, begrime, grime, bemire, colly, soilSynonyms:
innocuous, uncontaminating, clean-living, sporting, blank, unobjectionable, fresh, sporty, clear, neat, white, unclouded, light, fair, uninfected, sportsmanlike -
uninfected, cleanadjective
free from sepsis or infection
«a clean (or uninfected) wound»
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dirty, Augean, lousy, mucky, difficult, grungy, smudgy, uncleanly, befouled, maladroit, contaminating, blasphemous, travel-soiled, snot-nosed, off-color, armed, obscene, smutty, nonkosher, profane, squalid, black, oily, filthy, dirty-minded, draggled, dingy, incomplete, imperfect, lewd, foul, impure, unswept, snotty, feculent, foul-mouthed, nasty, infected, unjust, grubby, scummy, sooty, ratty, untouchable, full, cobwebby, illegible, scatological, muddy, uncomplete, addicted, soiled, hard, begrimed, greasy, ribald, unclean, bedraggled, buggy, cruddy, blue, septic, raunchy, tref, dirty-faced, unfair, bawdy, flyblown, immoral, fouled, qualified, scabrous, sordid, grimy, maculate, terefah, foul-spoken, travel-stained, salacious, unwashed, bemire, soil, colly, begrime, grimeSynonyms:
fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, fresh, clear -
clean, clean-livingadjective
morally pure
«led a clean life»
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grungy, filthy, grubby, dirty, cruddy, travel-stained, incomplete, smutty, uncomplete, oily, bawdy, scatological, dingy, bedraggled, armed, nasty, black, qualified, foul-mouthed, grimy, septic, impure, befouled, feculent, hard, raunchy, salacious, unswept, infected, begrimed, foul-spoken, flyblown, dirty-minded, dirty-faced, tref, snot-nosed, snotty, blasphemous, profane, unclean, illegible, maculate, unjust, lewd, blue, sooty, draggled, difficult, cobwebby, immoral, scummy, unfair, sordid, imperfect, ribald, uncleanly, soiled, buggy, full, contaminating, unwashed, muddy, ratty, untouchable, Augean, terefah, scabrous, foul, greasy, addicted, maladroit, lousy, travel-soiled, off-color, squalid, mucky, smudgy, nonkosher, fouled, obscene, bemire, colly, grime, soil, begrimeSynonyms:
fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear -
clean, fairadjective
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
«fair copy»; «a clean manuscript»
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contaminating, nasty, dingy, tref, foul, incomplete, scatological, fouled, squalid, begrimed, oily, lewd, maladroit, snotty, immoral, befouled, grubby, ratty, hard, impure, lousy, terefah, unwashed, qualified, soiled, blasphemous, full, cruddy, imperfect, dirty, bawdy, greasy, difficult, grungy, unclean, ribald, feculent, salacious, unjust, blue, nonkosher, black, snot-nosed, uncleanly, Augean, smudgy, scabrous, off-color, raunchy, draggled, dirty-faced, bedraggled, profane, addicted, uncomplete, dirty-minded, septic, sooty, foul-spoken, infected, travel-soiled, travel-stained, armed, filthy, smutty, illegible, sordid, foul-mouthed, untouchable, cobwebby, unfair, mucky, scummy, unswept, flyblown, muddy, buggy, grimy, obscene, maculate, grime, bemire, soil, colly, begrimeSynonyms:
uncontaminating, just, clean-living, sporting, blank, fair(a), unobjectionable, fresh, bonnie, comely, sporty, clear, middling, bonny, neat, white, unclouded, honest, average, sightly, light, fair, fairish, mediocre, reasonable, uninfected, sportsmanlike -
blank, clean, whiteadjective
(of a surface) not written or printed on
«blank pages»; «fill in the blank spaces»; «a clean page»; «wide white margins»
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flyblown, illegible, mucky, obscene, scatological, impure, full, oily, soiled, cruddy, unjust, terefah, smutty, lewd, salacious, travel-soiled, fouled, armed, snotty, filthy, dirty-faced, black, buggy, muddy, incomplete, blue, qualified, grungy, bedraggled, septic, smudgy, ratty, infected, dingy, nasty, foul-mouthed, travel-stained, begrimed, grimy, feculent, raunchy, addicted, difficult, scummy, unclean, unswept, scabrous, cobwebby, Augean, off-color, foul, squalid, uncomplete, dirty, unwashed, befouled, foul-spoken, sordid, lousy, uncleanly, dirty-minded, nonkosher, ribald, grubby, maculate, snot-nosed, imperfect, bawdy, contaminating, immoral, profane, blasphemous, untouchable, hard, tref, unfair, draggled, greasy, maladroit, sooty, begrime, grime, colly, soil, bemireSynonyms:
lily-white, uncontaminating, clean-living, sporting, blank, vacuous, white-hot, unobjectionable, fresh, bloodless, sporty, clear, snowy, neat, white, unclouded, livid, ashen, light, fair, blanched, whitened, uninfected, sportsmanlike -
clean, sporting, sporty, sportsmanlikeadjective
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
«a clean fight»; «a sporting solution of the disagreement»; «sportsmanlike conduct»
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full, unswept, oily, raunchy, buggy, armed, imperfect, draggled, salacious, blasphemous, obscene, smudgy, snotty, bawdy, impure, bedraggled, cobwebby, uncomplete, foul, dirty-minded, unwashed, scatological, illegible, septic, squalid, dirty, incomplete, addicted, unfair, smutty, grubby, scabrous, nasty, untouchable, contaminating, greasy, blue, hard, scummy, cruddy, terefah, mucky, Augean, unjust, immoral, tref, off-color, maculate, profane, ratty, snot-nosed, ribald, soiled, unclean, qualified, foul-mouthed, travel-soiled, uncleanly, foul-spoken, befouled, infected, feculent, grungy, difficult, dingy, muddy, lousy, sooty, dirty-faced, nonkosher, grimy, travel-stained, begrimed, fouled, flyblown, sordid, lewd, black, filthy, maladroit, grime, begrime, colly, soil, bemireSynonyms:
flashy, uncontaminating, clean-living, sporting, blank, unobjectionable, fresh, card-playing, sporty, clear, neat, white, unclouded, betting, showy, jazzy, light, fair, gaudy, dissipated, uninfected, sportsmanlike -
cleanadjective
without difficulties or problems
«a clean test flight»
Antonyms:
full, hard, travel-soiled, foul, ratty, snot-nosed, scatological, dingy, maculate, scabrous, blue, oily, unswept, filthy, Augean, uncleanly, muddy, squalid, raunchy, infected, ribald, unclean, contaminating, fouled, draggled, illegible, untouchable, salacious, addicted, mucky, terefah, unwashed, cruddy, bawdy, smutty, armed, difficult, grubby, maladroit, grungy, befouled, profane, dirty, cobwebby, qualified, foul-mouthed, obscene, nonkosher, uncomplete, dirty-minded, black, off-color, travel-stained, snotty, flyblown, septic, nasty, buggy, imperfect, sordid, impure, feculent, sooty, greasy, grimy, blasphemous, dirty-faced, smudgy, lewd, unfair, foul-spoken, scummy, lousy, unjust, soiled, tref, begrimed, incomplete, immoral, bedraggled, bemire, grime, colly, begrime, soilSynonyms:
fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear -
cleanadjective
thorough and without qualification
«a clean getaway»; «a clean sweep»; «a clean break»
Antonyms:
lousy, snot-nosed, unfair, travel-stained, smutty, foul-spoken, foul-mouthed, smudgy, sordid, befouled, bedraggled, begrimed, draggled, uncomplete, flyblown, unclean, immoral, nasty, filthy, feculent, profane, sooty, unwashed, cruddy, terefah, full, soiled, untouchable, dirty, squalid, impure, imperfect, dirty-minded, blue, mucky, obscene, dingy, bawdy, scatological, grubby, grimy, black, scabrous, nonkosher, raunchy, foul, blasphemous, maladroit, uncleanly, greasy, armed, hard, illegible, muddy, off-color, ribald, incomplete, qualified, dirty-faced, addicted, oily, contaminating, infected, maculate, unswept, lewd, tref, snotty, buggy, ratty, grungy, scummy, Augean, travel-soiled, septic, salacious, unjust, cobwebby, difficult, fouled, bemire, colly, soil, grime, begrimeSynonyms:
fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear -
cleanadjective
not carrying concealed weapons
Antonyms:
profane, terefah, unfair, befouled, impure, obscene, flyblown, soiled, bawdy, grubby, grimy, grungy, unswept, travel-stained, hard, snotty, draggled, unclean, difficult, incomplete, raunchy, muddy, cobwebby, scummy, foul, ribald, uncomplete, smudgy, imperfect, contaminating, sordid, filthy, black, full, nonkosher, blasphemous, dingy, illegible, salacious, lewd, infected, snot-nosed, buggy, travel-soiled, begrimed, Augean, septic, greasy, nasty, unjust, blue, fouled, scatological, cruddy, dirty, maculate, tref, unwashed, off-color, squalid, qualified, smutty, ratty, foul-spoken, lousy, bedraggled, armed, dirty-faced, immoral, mucky, untouchable, dirty-minded, oily, sooty, feculent, foul-mouthed, maladroit, addicted, scabrous, uncleanly, colly, grime, begrime, soil, bemireSynonyms:
fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear -
clean, neatadjective
free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
«he landed a clean left on his opponent’s cheek»; «a clean throw»; «the neat exactness of the surgeon’s knife»
Antonyms:
bedraggled, uncomplete, buggy, impure, infected, dirty, unjust, mucky, imperfect, unfair, unswept, hard, scabrous, full, nasty, travel-stained, ratty, filthy, befouled, dirty-faced, snotty, fouled, sordid, grimy, draggled, unwashed, smutty, foul-mouthed, cruddy, profane, Augean, snot-nosed, untouchable, flyblown, travel-soiled, grubby, obscene, soiled, off-color, lewd, blue, septic, scatological, scummy, raunchy, unclean, oily, begrimed, black, greasy, salacious, foul, grungy, dirty-minded, armed, nonkosher, immoral, foul-spoken, sooty, terefah, lousy, blasphemous, illegible, incomplete, dingy, qualified, cobwebby, bawdy, muddy, feculent, tref, difficult, smudgy, squalid, maladroit, ribald, contaminating, addicted, maculate, uncleanly, soil, colly, begrime, bemire, grimeSynonyms:
uninfected, neat, straight, nifty, not bad(p), tasteful, dandy, clean-living, sportsmanlike, full-strength, uncontaminating, white, smashing, unclouded, bully, slap-up, light, clear, keen, sporty, fresh, orderly, refined, corking, groovy, fair, unobjectionable, blank, swell, sporting, cracking, great, peachy, bang-up -
cleanverb
free of drugs
«after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years»
Antonyms:
flyblown, snot-nosed, lewd, soiled, filthy, begrimed, uncomplete, dirty, draggled, snotty, muddy, smutty, maculate, fouled, nasty, unclean, lousy, sordid, greasy, impure, travel-stained, tref, unswept, buggy, unfair, ribald, cobwebby, befouled, travel-soiled, full, foul-mouthed, maladroit, bawdy, untouchable, dingy, unwashed, obscene, mucky, squalid, immoral, profane, off-color, qualified, sooty, foul, raunchy, black, unjust, ratty, illegible, armed, cruddy, difficult, incomplete, terefah, blue, scummy, bedraggled, grimy, dirty-minded, foul-spoken, infected, scabrous, grubby, smudgy, hard, Augean, uncleanly, blasphemous, dirty-faced, imperfect, grungy, feculent, addicted, oily, contaminating, septic, nonkosher, salacious, scatological, bemire, begrime, colly, soil, grimeSynonyms:
fair, sporty, neat, white, clean-living, fresh, unclouded, uninfected, light, sporting, sportsmanlike, uncontaminating, unobjectionable, blank, clear -
clean, make cleanverb
make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
«Clean the stove!»; «The dentist cleaned my teeth»
Antonyms:
squalid, infected, incomplete, mucky, filthy, smutty, addicted, dirty, maculate, snot-nosed, uncomplete, scummy, travel-soiled, obscene, armed, foul-mouthed, soiled, bedraggled, profane, bawdy, nasty, untouchable, dirty-faced, snotty, begrimed, unfair, off-color, travel-stained, grubby, illegible, uncleanly, difficult, lousy, feculent, contaminating, full, scabrous, black, grimy, septic, raunchy, Augean, blue, greasy, foul, terefah, dingy, unclean, impure, fouled, muddy, nonkosher, lewd, maladroit, scatological, qualified, befouled, oily, smudgy, grungy, sordid, imperfect, cobwebby, sooty, foul-spoken, tref, flyblown, unswept, buggy, blasphemous, draggled, unjust, hard, cruddy, salacious, ratty, dirty-minded, ribald, immoral, unwashed, bemire, grime, soil, colly, begrimeSynonyms:
pick, scavenge, make clean, houseclean, clean house, strip, cleanse -
clean, pickverb
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
«Clean the turkey»
Antonyms:
obscene, ribald, off-color, nonkosher, squalid, smudgy, unwashed, draggled, hard, impure, maculate, cobwebby, blue, smutty, begrimed, sooty, nasty, dirty, difficult, muddy, oily, unswept, black, filthy, blasphemous, grungy, lousy, foul, raunchy, grubby, untouchable, profane, full, soiled, unfair, snotty, immoral, illegible, greasy, foul-mouthed, cruddy, dingy, scummy, travel-soiled, mucky, scabrous, infected, maladroit, foul-spoken, buggy, bawdy, armed, unclean, qualified, unjust, snot-nosed, Augean, fouled, scatological, dirty-minded, uncleanly, imperfect, ratty, bedraggled, befouled, travel-stained, salacious, incomplete, grimy, sordid, dirty-faced, addicted, contaminating, feculent, uncomplete, tref, flyblown, terefah, lewd, septic, bemire, grime, soil, begrime, collySynonyms:
foot, nibble, scavenge, cleanse, beak, strip, pluck, pick, find fault, plunk, cull, blame, piece, make clean, break up, peck, clean house, houseclean -
houseclean, clean house, cleanverb
clean and tidy up the house
«She housecleans every week»
Antonyms:
uncomplete, impure, travel-soiled, uncleanly, dirty-faced, smutty, immoral, sooty, filthy, foul, septic, scatological, dirty, raunchy, maculate, unwashed, difficult, foul-spoken, obscene, tref, maladroit, befouled, dingy, snotty, grungy, terefah, smudgy, contaminating, incomplete, fouled, begrimed, lousy, lewd, black, illegible, off-color, Augean, foul-mouthed, imperfect, nonkosher, scummy, addicted, unclean, full, sordid, dirty-minded, soiled, snot-nosed, scabrous, cruddy, qualified, blue, feculent, bawdy, untouchable, greasy, buggy, ratty, mucky, nasty, bedraggled, profane, grimy, unswept, unjust, armed, ribald, salacious, muddy, infected, squalid, hard, grubby, travel-stained, flyblown, draggled, cobwebby, blasphemous, unfair, oily, bemire, colly, begrime, soil, grimeSynonyms:
pick, scavenge, make clean, houseclean, clean house, strip, cleanse -
cleanse, cleanverb
clean one’s body or parts thereof, as by washing
«clean up before you see your grandparents»; «clean your fingernails before dinner»
Antonyms:
smudgy, nasty, blue, fouled, snot-nosed, septic, snotty, imperfect, unclean, cruddy, scummy, uncleanly, filthy, tref, illegible, smutty, contaminating, dirty-minded, feculent, grungy, flyblown, impure, unjust, hard, scabrous, soiled, travel-soiled, unfair, untouchable, foul-spoken, scatological, Augean, travel-stained, bawdy, qualified, lousy, foul, dirty-faced, unwashed, ratty, difficult, buggy, bedraggled, sooty, lewd, sordid, immoral, incomplete, ribald, dirty, profane, terefah, grubby, full, befouled, salacious, uncomplete, addicted, grimy, dingy, squalid, greasy, cobwebby, raunchy, nonkosher, off-color, black, foul-mouthed, mucky, draggled, blasphemous, infected, muddy, maculate, begrimed, maladroit, oily, armed, unswept, obscene, grime, begrime, bemire, soil, collySynonyms:
pick, scavenge, make clean, houseclean, clean house, strip, cleanse -
cleanverb
be cleanable
«This stove cleans easily»
Antonyms:
armed, sooty, imperfect, dirty, nonkosher, profane, nasty, maculate, illegible, filthy, dingy, unclean, foul-spoken, uncomplete, snot-nosed, incomplete, dirty-faced, unjust, befouled, foul, difficult, blue, dirty-minded, unfair, immoral, blasphemous, septic, travel-stained, cruddy, contaminating, bedraggled, snotty, raunchy, impure, draggled, bawdy, smutty, ratty, fouled, grungy, scummy, soiled, unwashed, grubby, smudgy, lousy, black, salacious, untouchable, infected, muddy, hard, Augean, uncleanly, grimy, cobwebby, lewd, sordid, off-color, maladroit, squalid, tref, foul-mouthed, begrimed, buggy, qualified, ribald, full, oily, addicted, unswept, mucky, feculent, greasy, flyblown, travel-soiled, scabrous, terefah, obscene, scatological, grime, bemire, begrime, colly, soilSynonyms:
scavenge, make clean, pick, cleanse, strip, clean house, houseclean -
cleanverb
deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
«The other players cleaned him completely»
Antonyms:
qualified, flyblown, raunchy, filthy, scatological, greasy, soiled, black, cruddy, grimy, smutty, nasty, ribald, illegible, scummy, blue, snot-nosed, dirty, dirty-minded, unswept, armed, difficult, impure, addicted, draggled, profane, unwashed, terefah, unjust, foul, sooty, dirty-faced, snotty, oily, nonkosher, travel-stained, bedraggled, septic, salacious, buggy, lousy, scabrous, sordid, cobwebby, hard, imperfect, muddy, uncleanly, lewd, uncomplete, maculate, foul-mouthed, blasphemous, untouchable, ratty, contaminating, smudgy, unclean, grungy, bawdy, full, unfair, dingy, feculent, squalid, off-color, infected, befouled, foul-spoken, tref, grubby, incomplete, mucky, travel-soiled, obscene, immoral, fouled, Augean, maladroit, begrimed, begrime, soil, bemire, grime, collySynonyms:
scavenge, make clean, pick, cleanse, strip, clean house, houseclean -
clean, stripverb
remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
«The boys cleaned the sandwich platters»; «The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm»
Antonyms:
immoral, full, cruddy, maculate, befouled, travel-stained, sooty, impure, greasy, unclean, fouled, travel-soiled, dirty-faced, nonkosher, smudgy, uncomplete, soiled, squalid, ribald, difficult, off-color, unjust, draggled, foul, Augean, grubby, begrimed, qualified, grungy, raunchy, unwashed, flyblown, dirty, foul-mouthed, incomplete, oily, addicted, filthy, maladroit, mucky, foul-spoken, scatological, dingy, cobwebby, black, salacious, armed, sordid, lousy, smutty, lewd, scummy, scabrous, buggy, contaminating, imperfect, infected, blue, snot-nosed, unswept, feculent, tref, terefah, nasty, septic, dirty-minded, ratty, bawdy, untouchable, obscene, blasphemous, illegible, unfair, grimy, hard, muddy, profane, uncleanly, bedraggled, snotty, grime, colly, begrime, bemire, soilSynonyms:
strip down, discase, cleanse, foray, divest, pillage, leach, unclothe, strip, plunder, disrobe, dismantle, rifle, reave, pick, denude, uncase, scavenge, make clean, despoil, clean house, ransack, loot, deprive, peel, undress, houseclean, bare, denudate, disinvest -
cleanverb
remove while making clean
«Clean the spots off the rug»
Antonyms:
blasphemous, uncleanly, imperfect, buggy, mucky, greasy, impure, salacious, hard, armed, flyblown, foul, difficult, scabrous, uncomplete, infected, lewd, oily, bedraggled, scummy, dingy, ratty, addicted, tref, maladroit, unjust, smutty, begrimed, dirty, lousy, unclean, profane, filthy, bawdy, black, illegible, unwashed, grimy, squalid, contaminating, off-color, nonkosher, nasty, snot-nosed, sooty, travel-soiled, feculent, foul-spoken, unfair, qualified, dirty-minded, raunchy, ribald, cruddy, cobwebby, full, grubby, blue, unswept, smudgy, septic, snotty, grungy, terefah, soiled, befouled, muddy, Augean, obscene, maculate, sordid, foul-mouthed, immoral, scatological, draggled, incomplete, untouchable, dirty-faced, travel-stained, fouled, bemire, soil, grime, colly, begrimeSynonyms:
scavenge, make clean, pick, cleanse, strip, clean house, houseclean -
scavenge, cleanverb
remove unwanted substances from
Antonyms:
uncleanly, Augean, unjust, blue, unwashed, dirty, nonkosher, feculent, salacious, filthy, impure, sordid, raunchy, snot-nosed, qualified, maladroit, unclean, travel-stained, bedraggled, addicted, blasphemous, smudgy, buggy, foul, ribald, travel-soiled, lewd, foul-spoken, incomplete, unfair, unswept, obscene, nasty, foul-mouthed, fouled, untouchable, flyblown, difficult, off-color, befouled, dingy, grubby, cobwebby, snotty, smutty, black, contaminating, greasy, hard, immoral, tref, begrimed, grimy, terefah, muddy, scatological, oily, soiled, draggled, dirty-minded, septic, bawdy, maculate, full, lousy, dirty-faced, infected, scabrous, scummy, grungy, squalid, illegible, cruddy, profane, sooty, uncomplete, armed, ratty, imperfect, mucky, bemire, soil, colly, begrime, grimeSynonyms:
salvage, pick, scavenge, make clean, houseclean, clean house, strip, cleanse -
cleanadverb
remove shells or husks from
«clean grain before milling it»
Antonyms:
unclean, illegible, obscene, uncleanly, unfair, Augean, maladroit, hard, filthy, unswept, grungy, befouled, black, dingy, full, foul-mouthed, squalid, addicted, oily, sooty, ratty, snotty, sordid, scummy, qualified, salacious, smutty, mucky, greasy, foul, profane, cobwebby, dirty, scabrous, immoral, bawdy, unjust, travel-stained, feculent, imperfect, buggy, unwashed, raunchy, lousy, terefah, muddy, flyblown, travel-soiled, cruddy, septic, tref, dirty-faced, foul-spoken, incomplete, lewd, armed, fouled, impure, untouchable, blue, contaminating, soiled, begrimed, dirty-minded, grubby, draggled, difficult, blasphemous, scatological, nasty, infected, off-color, bedraggled, maculate, ribald, snot-nosed, grimy, nonkosher, smudgy, uncomplete, grime, colly, soil, begrime, bemireSynonyms:
scavenge, make clean, pick, cleanse, strip, clean house, houseclean -
clean, plumb, plumadverb
completely; used as intensifiers
«clean forgot the appointment»; «I’m plumb (or plum) tuckered out»
Antonyms:
raunchy, foul, dirty, bedraggled, tref, unfair, foul-mouthed, oily, qualified, nasty, impure, feculent, septic, ribald, travel-stained, squalid, nonkosher, draggled, grubby, scummy, befouled, greasy, sordid, full, imperfect, profane, cruddy, salacious, immoral, fouled, incomplete, unclean, off-color, snot-nosed, maculate, grimy, ratty, infected, difficult, armed, buggy, illegible, soiled, smutty, travel-soiled, bawdy, obscene, smudgy, muddy, blue, lewd, dirty-faced, Augean, scabrous, addicted, unjust, filthy, unwashed, terefah, dingy, mucky, scatological, black, begrimed, foul-spoken, grungy, contaminating, hard, untouchable, uncomplete, cobwebby, dirty-minded, maladroit, flyblown, sooty, uncleanly, lousy, blasphemous, snotty, unswept, grime, colly, begrime, soil, bemireSynonyms:
fair, plumb, plum, fairly -
fairly, fair, cleanadverb
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
«they played fairly»
Antonyms:
filthy, unclean, raunchy, buggy, unwashed, unswept, impure, addicted, terefah, snotty, draggled, dirty, off-color, full, cobwebby, begrimed, uncomplete, obscene, fouled, tref, scummy, blue, oily, nasty, nonkosher, dirty-faced, hard, infected, incomplete, qualified, sooty, foul, ribald, sordid, blasphemous, illegible, imperfect, mucky, profane, Augean, grimy, ratty, scatological, armed, cruddy, dingy, grungy, grubby, smutty, untouchable, feculent, foul-spoken, immoral, muddy, bedraggled, maladroit, lousy, unjust, maculate, difficult, befouled, lewd, black, bawdy, unfair, travel-soiled, smudgy, greasy, foul-mouthed, travel-stained, snot-nosed, contaminating, septic, dirty-minded, soiled, squalid, flyblown, salacious, scabrous, uncleanly, grime, colly, soil, bemire, begrimeSynonyms:
jolly, fair, middling, passably, evenhandedly, fairly, plumb, moderately, reasonably, pretty, somewhat, plum
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cleanadjective
Synonyms:
unsoiled, unsullied, immaculate, cleanly, neat, chaste, pure, virtuous, undefiled, incorrupt, uncontaminated, shapely, well-proportioned, kosher (Jewish) -
cleanadverb
Synonyms:
wholly, perfectly, completely, quite, entirely, thoroughly -
cleanverb
Synonyms:
cleanse
How to use clean in a sentence?
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Fotis Dulos:
Our hearts go out to Ms. Troconis. We are confident that she will, in the end, tell the truth at trial, the state is a terrifying enemy, but a clean conscience is a powerful ally.
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Shenhua President Zhang Yuzhuo:
Among big Chinese companies, when it comes to developing clean and renewable energies, we are not lagging behind at all, we are hoping that in 20 or 30 years, we can bring down the costs of non-fossil fuel energies and at the same time raise the scale of construction, and during this process, allow fossil fuels and non-fossil fuels to be harmonised and provide mutual support.
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Rick Savage:
Its time to go back to work, if people dont want to go out,quarantine yourself.We are a very clean restaurant,and Im going to challenge thestate to come and see, this iswhat we are doing.
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Alberto Salazar:
I believe in a clean sport and hard work and so do my athletes, apparently that is not interesting enough for some.
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Hillary Clinton:
I don’t think it is a necessary part of our overall clean energy climate change agenda, i will be talking about drilling in general but I am skeptical about whether we should give the go ahead to drill in the Arctic.
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- smelly
- smoky
- sordid
- spoiled
- sterile
- suggestive
- tacky
- twisted
- unfaithful
- untidy
- wanton
- all
- upset
- debased or dirty
- broad
- vulgar, low
- vulgar, dirty
- dark, inky
- raw
- sky, sea color
- erotic, sensual
- not dirty; uncluttered
- precise, sharp
- chaste, virtuous
- complete, thorough
- not fine, rude
- utter, absolute
- vulgar, unpolished in manner
- lack of light
- self-indulgent
- violated, corrupted
- corrupted, violated
- corrupt, deteriorated
- corrupt, immoral
- depressed, despondent
- soiled, tacky
- pestilent/pestilential
- disgusting, offensive
- rude, impolite
- sickening; repulsive
- wrinkled, unkempt in appearance
- filled with or covered with powdery particles
- lascivious
- scatological
- immoral, promiscuous
- foul, rancid
- finespun, fragile
- dirty, polluted
- vulgar, obscene
- obvious, unconcealed
- dirty, disheveled
- dirty and unkempt
- having much hair
- lecherous
- evil, degenerate
- sacrilegious
- obscene, vulgar
- tainted, prejudiced
- exciting, interesting
- confused, mixed-up
- vulgar, indecent
- not tight; unconstrained
- very bad
- crude, vulgar
- shocking, gruesome
- hostile, rude
- cluttered, dirty
- dark and cloudy
- gloomy, obscure
- stuffy, aged
- bad, misbehaved
- indecent, offensive, immoral
- unconcealed, conspicuous
- immoral, evil
- flavorful, biting
- immoral, crude, disrespectful of religion
- cheap, vulgar, especially regarding reading material
- energetic, zestful
- charming and immoral
- rotten, strong-smelling
- stinking, foul
- not cooked, prepared
- disgusting, nauseating
- despicable, inferior, bad
- pale, unhealthy
- scatologic
- foul-mouthed, vulgar
- run-down, dilapidated
- broken-down; in poor shape
- not healthy, not feeling well
- disgusting, awful
- hazy, sooty
- dirty, bad, low
- pungent, flavorful
- poor, run-down
- cheap, tasteless
- unpleasant, disagreeable
- not accepting a religious doctrine; impious
- shabby, sloppy
- dirty, disorderly
- disturbed, bothered
- rude, offensive
- extravagant, lustful
- immoral, dishonest
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
We all know that learning English grammar and vocabulary is an fundamental aspect of the English language leaning process. For a lot of people, remembering English terms might be difficult, but it can be made easier. English vocabulary plays a vital role when it comes to English communication. From our very childhood, we have been taught to find the meanings and usage of a new word we come across, but we hardly try to learn the antonym of the word. Learning new words is important, and so is learning their antonyms. Let us look at the antonyms of the word ‘clean’ in this article.
As you must be aware, a word can have different meanings depending on its usage, and similarly, the antonyms of the words can also be different depending on the meanings of the words as well as the usage in different contexts. For example, the term ‘clean’ refers to something that is not messed up or something which is systematic, etc., and the antonyms of the term ‘clean’ are dirty, soiled, unclean, etc.
Clean X dirty
List of Opposite Words
The terms that are opposite to ‘clean’ are numerous, but the most commonly used term is dirty. Depending on the usage of the term ‘clean’, the antonym can also vary accordingly. Whenever we come across a new word, the first thing we do is find the meaning and its usage in different contexts. Along with the meaning, it is also essential to learn the antonyms of the term for improving the vocabulary. Check the list of words which are opposite to clean.
Besmirched | Dirty | Filthy |
Nasty | Unfair | Unsportsmanlike |
Indecent | Disgusted | Unclean |
Smirched | Soiled | Stained |
Foul | Grubby | Impure |
Examples of Clean in Sentences
- We have cleaned the house together.
- She needs a clean dress to wear.
- Keeping yourself clean and hygienic is important for your good health.
- Keep your things clean and tidy.
- She is strict about keeping the rooms very clean.
Frequently Asked Questions on Antonyms of Clean
Which is the most commonly used antonym for clean?
The most commonly used antonym for clean is dirty.
What are the antonyms of clean?
The antonyms of clean are dirty, nasty, disgusted, spoilt, foul, etc. The antonyms can vary depending on the usage of the terms in various contexts.