Synonyms of sanitary

sanitary

adjective

ˈsa-nə-ˌter-ē 

as in sterile

free from filth, infection, or dangers to health

the nurse made sure that everything in the room was sanitary so that the baby wouldn't get sick

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of sanitary

They are also required to ensure their premises are clean, sanitary and equipped with a panic button, and are prohibited from dismissing an employee who refuses a client or a specific act. —Juliana Kim, NPR, 1 Dec. 2024

Salmonella is a bacteria that can enter the food production chain when the process isn't sanitary and when workers handling food do not wash their hands, the FDA says. —Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024

He has been housed on the medical wing at Rikers, which lacks basic medical care, blankets, clean clothes and sanitary conditions, Ansari says. —Emily Smith, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024

The order also indicates water has been shut off, trash is piled in heaps across the living room and other living quarters, and sanitary conditions are unlivable. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing sanitary

• sanitary landfill