What are some opposite words for antiseptic?
Antonyms for antiseptic
ˌæn təˈsɛp tɪkan·ti·sep·tic
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term antiseptic.
Princeton's WordNet
antisepticadjective
a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
Antonyms:
adulterant, pestiferous, infectious, contaminative, abscessed, purulent, putrefactive, dirty, corrupt, septic, adulterating, pussy, infected, putrefacient, infective, septicemicantisepticadjective
thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
"doctors in antiseptic green coats"; "the antiseptic effect of alcohol"; "it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities"
Antonyms:
infectious, putrefacient, purulent, putrefactive, corrupt, infective, septicemic, pussy, contaminative, infected, adulterant, adulterating, abscessed, dirty, septic, pestiferousantisepticadjective
clean and honest
"antiseptic financial practices"
Antonyms:
abscessed, septicemic, infected, pestiferous, infectious, dirty, adulterating, pussy, infective, adulterant, corrupt, septic, contaminative, putrefactive, putrefacient, purulentantisepticadjective
freeing from error or corruption
"the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism"
Antonyms:
dirty, infected, corrupt, adulterant, septic, pussy, septicemic, purulent, infective, pestiferous, adulterating, infectious, abscessed, putrefacient, contaminative, putrefactiveantisepticadjective
devoid of objectionable language
"lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School"
Antonyms:
contaminative, infected, adulterant, infectious, putrefacient, infective, purulent, septicemic, adulterating, abscessed, corrupt, putrefactive, dirty, pestiferous, pussy, septic
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
antiseptic
Synonyms:
anti-septic
How to use antiseptic in a sentence?
When there was the Great Plague in London, doctors would have lavender stashed into the front of their face masks to help keep the stench of the plague away, it has been heralded for centuries for its antiseptic antibacterial uses.
We finalized the FDA's previous determination that 28 active ingredients, including triclosan and benzethonium chloride, are not eligible for evaluation under the FDA's OTC Drug Review for use in consumer antiseptic rubs.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1381 | pussy | |
#4328 | dirty | |
#7075 | infected | |
#8855 | infectious | |
#11969 | corrupt | |
#17306 | septic | |
#42986 | antiseptic | |
#47764 | infective | |
#121649 | purulent | |
#325705 | abscessed |
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