Synonyms of hygienic

hygienic

adjective

ˌhī-ˈjē-nik 

as in sanitary

free from filth, infection, or dangers to health

food packaging done under rigidly hygienic conditions

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hygienic

American Primeval is likely to earn the ire of Mormons and Native American advocacy groups alike (the U.S. military is presented as pompous and ineffective, but somewhat hygienic). —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025

This practical and luxe-looking gift will brighten up their countertop and is a more hygienic option than wooden or plastic ones. —Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024

At the same time, every word, every sentence is to be subjected to the most hygienic, scholarly, linguistic, and biographical scrutiny. —Joy Williams, Harper's Magazine, 2 May 2024

That meant that grooming, as a hygienic behavior, gradually started to lose its relevance and our bouts of grooming started getting shorter. —Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 28 Oct. 2024