Synonyms for pure
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1. pure(adj)

   free of extraneous elements of any kind

   "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"

   Synonyms:
   pure(a), utter(a), unadulterated, thoroughgoing(a), double-dyed(a), virtuous, perfect(a), virgin, gross(a), staring(a), arrant(a), virginal, stark(a), consummate(a), everlasting(a), complete(a), sodding(a), saturated, vestal

   Antonyms:
   applied, alloyed, impure, technical grade, debased, muddied, muddy, bastardized, unpurified, dirty, polluted, unchaste, contaminated, adulterated, mitigated, adulterate, defiled, dingy, inharmonious, bastardised, unharmonious, maculate, technical-grade

2. arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulterated(adj)

   without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

   "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

   Antonyms:
   dingy, alloyed, impure, contaminated, mitigated, bastardised, bastardized, unharmonious, dirty, inharmonious, debased, adulterated, adulterate, unpurified, technical grade, muddied, polluted, unchaste, technical-grade, applied, muddy, defiled, maculate

3. saturated, pure(adj)

   (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black

   Synonyms:
   pure(a), utter(a), concentrated, unadulterated, thoroughgoing(a), double-dyed(a), virtuous, perfect(a), virgin, gross(a), staring(a), everlasting(a), virginal, stark(a), consummate(a), complete(a), arrant(a), sodding(a), saturated, vestal

   Antonyms:
   defiled, unpurified, contaminated, debased, applied, technical-grade, unchaste, technical grade, muddy, impure, maculate, adulterated, bastardized, dingy, mitigated, muddied, dirty, bastardised, inharmonious, unharmonious, adulterate, alloyed, polluted

4. pure(adj)

   free from discordant qualities

   Synonyms:
   pure(a), utter(a), unadulterated, thoroughgoing(a), double-dyed(a), virtuous, perfect(a), virgin, gross(a), staring(a), arrant(a), virginal, stark(a), consummate(a), everlasting(a), complete(a), sodding(a), saturated, vestal

   Antonyms:
   impure, adulterate, unharmonious, mitigated, adulterated, polluted, applied, defiled, maculate, inharmonious, alloyed, unchaste, muddy, technical grade, bastardized, debased, technical-grade, contaminated, muddied, dingy, unpurified, dirty, bastardised

5. pure(adj)

   concerned with theory and data rather than practice; opposed to applied

   "pure science"

   Synonyms:
   pure(a), utter(a), unadulterated, thoroughgoing(a), double-dyed(a), virtuous, perfect(a), virgin, gross(a), staring(a), arrant(a), virginal, stark(a), consummate(a), everlasting(a), complete(a), sodding(a), saturated, vestal

   Antonyms:
   defiled, adulterate, bastardized, technical-grade, contaminated, unharmonious, mitigated, debased, unpurified, adulterated, technical grade, unchaste, muddied, bastardised, impure, applied, maculate, muddy, inharmonious, alloyed, polluted, dirty, dingy

6. pure(adj)

   (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless

   "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow"

   Synonyms:
   pure(a), utter(a), unadulterated, thoroughgoing(a), double-dyed(a), virtuous, perfect(a), virgin, gross(a), staring(a), arrant(a), virginal, stark(a), consummate(a), everlasting(a), complete(a), sodding(a), saturated, vestal

   Antonyms:
   muddied, maculate, polluted, bastardised, adulterate, alloyed, mitigated, inharmonious, dingy, muddy, contaminated, applied, unharmonious, bastardized, adulterated, debased, unpurified, technical-grade, impure, defiled, technical grade, dirty, unchaste

7. pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous(adj)

   in a state of sexual virginity

   "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"

   Synonyms:
   pure(a), utter(a), unadulterated, thoroughgoing(a), double-dyed(a), virtuous, perfect(a), virgin, gross(a), staring(a), arrant(a), virginal, stark(a), consummate(a), everlasting(a), complete(a), sodding(a), saturated, vestal

   Antonyms:
   polluted, muddied, dirty, adulterate, technical-grade, impure, mitigated, muddy, alloyed, bastardised, technical grade, unchaste, unharmonious, applied, debased, maculate, defiled, adulterated, unpurified, contaminated, dingy, inharmonious, bastardized

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1. pure(adjective)

   Synonyms:
   perfect, innocent

   Antonyms:
   impure, contaminated

2. pure(adjective)

   free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied

   You’re pure busy.

   Synonyms:
   innocent, perfect

   Antonyms:
   contaminated, impure, applied

3. pure(adjective)

   free of foreign material or pollutants

   Synonyms:
   perfect, innocent

   Antonyms:
   contaminated, impure, applied

4. pure(adjective)

   free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean

   Synonyms:
   innocent, perfect

   Antonyms:
   impure, contaminated, applied

5. pure(adjective)

   of a branch of science, done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.

   Synonyms:
   perfect, innocent

   Antonyms:
   applied, contaminated, impure

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pure

   That is pure which is free from mixture or contact with anything that weakens, impairs, or pollutes. Material substances are called pure in the strict sense when free from foreign admixture of any kind; as, pure oxygen; the word is often used to signify free from any defiling or objectionable admixture (the original sense); we speak of water as pure when it is bright, clear, and refreshing, tho it may contain mineral salts in solution; in the medical and chemical sense, only distilled water (aqua pura) is pure. In moral and religious use pure is a strong word, denoting positive excellence of a high order; one is innocent who knows nothing of evil, and has experienced no touch of temptation; one is pure who, with knowledge of evil and exposure to temptation, keeps heart and soul unstained. Virtuous refers primarily to right action; pure to right feeling and motives; as, "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God," Matt. v, 8. Compare FINE; INNOCENT.

   Synonyms:
   absolute, chaste, classic, classical, clean, clear, continent, genuine, guileless, guiltless, holy, immaculate, incorrupt, innocent, mere, perfect, real, sheer, simple, spotless, stainless, true, unadulterated, unblemished, uncorrupted, undefiled, unmingled, unmixed, unpolluted, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished, upright, virtuous

   Antonyms:
   adulterated, defiled, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, immodest, impure, indecent, indelicate, lewd, mixed, obscene, polluted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished, unchaste, unclean

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pure

   Synonyms:
   clear, unmixed, simple, genuine, sheer, mere, absolute, unadulterated, uncorrupted, unsullied, unblemished, chaste, real, clean, spotless, immaculate, undefiled, unspotted, guileless, innocent, guiltless

   Antonyms:
   foul, turbid, impure, adulterated, corrupt, sullied, stained, tarnished, defiled, mixed, guilty

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pure(a.)

   Synonyms:
   clean, clear, unsullied, unstained, undefiled, spotless, unspotted, fair, immaculate, untainted, untarnished, unpolluted, uncorrupted

2. pure(a.)

   Synonyms:
   innocent, guiltless, guileless, true, virtuous, upright, honest, incorrupt, holy

3. pure(a.)

   Synonyms:
   genuine, unadulterated, unmixed, real, perfect

4. pure(a.)

   Synonyms:
   modest, chaste

5. pure(a.)

   Synonyms:
   mere, absolute, sheer

6. pure(a.)

   Synonyms:
   classic, classical, attic

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pure(a)

   Synonyms:
   chaste, virtuous, innocent, undefiled, unpolluted, inviolated, unspotted, immaculate, virgin, incorrupt, impeccable, inviolable, unadulterated, unalloyed, unsophisticated, simple, refined, genuine, uncontaminated

   Antonyms:
   impure

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1. List of paraphrases:

   purely, pur, clean, sheer, pura, upe, mere, pure-bred, ren, queen, neat, unadulterated, plain, simple

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1. Laura Cooper:

   Ukraine, and also Georgia, are the two front-line states facing Russian aggression, in order to deter further Russian aggression, we need to be able to shore up these countries abilities to defend themselves.Thats, I think, pure and simple, the rationale behind our strategy of supporting these countries.Its in our interest to deter Russian aggression elsewhere around the world.

2. Ludwig van Beethoven:

   Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.

3. Roger Stone:

   Access Hollywood is pure, unadulterated, unmitigated BS, and why would I ask him to contact Julian Assange, who even today he says he does not know ? Neither logical or true.

4. Buddha, The Dharmapada:

   We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

5. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   It's a misconception that Purity and Sanctity are only prerogatives of saints, and are not absolutely necessary for normal people. In my view, leading ultra-pure life with purity in thoughts, words, and actions surely define one's character. What's more, the Purity is an essential requisite and a most important criterion for defining a normal person. The disrespect or disregard to Purity and Sanctity is only the deviation from normal behavior IMHO. Strive to lead an ultra-pure life, in your thoughts, words and actions - always!

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