Synonyms of antibacterial

antibacterial

adjective

as in antibiotic

able to kill bacteria

Please use an antibacterial soap to wash your hands.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• antibiotic
• sanitary
• microbicidal
• germicidal
• antiseptic
• hygienic
• stainless
• immaculate
• sterile
• aseptic
• germfree
• beneficial
• spotless
• healthful
• unsullied
• squeaky-clean
• unsoiled
• germproof
• pristine
• bleached
• spick-and-span
• salubrious
• wholesome
• spic-and-span
• unstained
• salutary
• clean
• restorative
• healthy
• unpolluted
• pure
• washed
• untainted
• purified
• undefiled
• salutiferous
• cleansed
• scrubbed
• whitened
• taintless
• abluted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• toxic
• pathogenic
• infectious
• poisonous
• pathogenetic
• dirty
• sickening
• stained
• unclean
• filthy
• dusty
• soiled
• sordid
• foul
• muddy
• noxious
• nasty
• grimy
• unwashed
• dingy
• grubby
• unhealthy
• mucky
• unwholesome
• grungy
• unhealthful
• miasmic
• bedraggled
• polluted
• tainted
• unsterilized
• uncleanly
• sullied
• unsanitary
• insanitary
• draggled
• besmirched
• smirched
• unhygienic
• insalubrious
• defiled
• unsterile
• germy

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of antibacterial

If shaving, wash the area with antibacterial soap first, apply a protective gel, and shave carefully to avoid nicks and cuts that can lead to new lesions or infections. —Lindsay Curtis, Health, 4 Jan. 2025

The gorillas also eat three other plants that are utilized in local medicine, although the antibacterial properties of the tree bark itself may explain why gorillas here can harbor E. coli bacteria without any symptoms. —Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024

This benefit may be more useful for the food industry than for personal use at home, but rose extract’s antibacterial properties could lead to more beneficial uses in terms of diet and gut health. —William Truswell, Verywell Health, 26 Dec. 2024

For example, cedar wood is also a moth deterrent while peppermint works as an antibacterial agent. —Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024