Synonyms for sterile
ˈstɛr ɪl; esp. Brit. -aɪlster·ile

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1. sterileadjective

   Synonyms:
   barren, infertile

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1. sterile

   Synonyms:
   barren, unfruitful, unproductive, desert, infertile

   Antonyms:
   fruitful, fertile, productive, luxuriant, exuberant, cultivated

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1. sterile, unfertile, infertileadjective

   incapable of reproducing

   "an infertile couple"

   Synonyms:
   uninspired, uninventive, unfertile, unimaginative, infertile, aseptic

   Antonyms:
   rank, conceptive, fecund, impregnable, originative, fertilizable, septic, fertile, infected, creative

2. aseptic, sterileadjective

   free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms

   "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "aseptic surgical techniques"

   Synonyms:
   uninspired, unfertile, uninventive, unimaginative, infertile, aseptic

   Antonyms:
   septic, rank, impregnable, infected, creative, conceptive, fertile, fecund, originative, fertilizable

3. sterile, unimaginative, uninspired, uninventiveadjective

   deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention

   "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing"

   Synonyms:
   uninventive, stereotypical, stereotyped, stereotypic, aseptic, unimaginative, unfertile, infertile, uninspired

   Antonyms:
   conceptive, fecund, infected, creative, fertilizable, septic, rank, originative, impregnable, fertile

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1. sterileadjective

   Synonyms:
   barren, unfruitful, fruitless, unproductive, unprolific, infecund, addle, ACARPOUS, jejune, poor

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1. sterileadjective

   Synonyms:
   barren, infecund, unproductive, unfruitful, unprolific

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1. List of paraphrases for "sterile":

   barren, infertile, fruitless, tailings, unproductive, germ-free, futile, non-viable, rock, unhelpful, sterility

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1. Dejan Stojanovic:

   Perfection seems sterile; it is final, no mystery in it; it's a product of an assembly line.

2. Leslie Walker:

   It's very shiny and clean looking and very sterile.

3. Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin:

   The idea that there is a straight trade-off between freedoms and security is, to my mind, a bit sterile.

4. Misbah Ahdab:

   It's as though the Sunni community is sterile, not able to produce new faces, THEIR VOICES ARE LOUD.

5. Jodi Sherman:

   You certainly need to use sterile and disposable goods.