unsullied

adjective

un·​sul·​lied ˌən-ˈsə-lēd 

: not soiled or tarnished : not sullied

an unsullied reputation

Synonyms

• antiseptic
• chaste
• clean
• fair
• immaculate
• pristine
• spick-and-span
• spic-and-span
• spotless
• squeaky-clean
• stainless
• unsoiled
• unstained

Examples of unsullied in a Sentence

only unsullied vestments are ever appropriate for church services

Recent Examples on the Web

The crux of the change for Tarantino is that the experience of theater is still unsullied, whereas with movies, people are on their phones and the theatrical window is teeny tiny. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025

Back in 2018, when Lasseter left the company, Docter moved up to Chief Creative Officer, as the Disney division tried to continue its unsullied record of major hits. —Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2025

But the French upper class, either idealists or simply oblivious, believed their beautiful capital would remain unsullied. —Ruth Peltason, airmail.news, 24 Aug. 2024

Though this was at a time when homosexuality was still widely frowned upon, the pair managed to break through on pure, unsullied vision. —Michael Cuby, Them, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above