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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sanitary

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. —Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025

Voters were tasked with selecting four sanitary district directors from five candidates. —Alexcia Negrete, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024

In 2023, city crews began work on a massive sanitary sewer project along Orange Avenue from Ivanhoe Boulevard to Alden Road. —Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025

Urban designers, physicians, and civic groups lobbied municipal governments in Chicago, Boston, New York, and elsewhere to provide a sanitary solution to the problem of human waste. —The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Jan. 2025

Phrases Containing sanitary

• sanitary landfill