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Synonyms for sterile
ˈstɛr ɪl; esp. Brit. -aɪl
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Princeton's WordNet
sterile, unfertile, infertile(adj)
incapable of reproducing
"an infertile couple"
Synonyms:
uninspired, uninventive, unfertile, unimaginative, infertile, asepticAntonyms:
rank, conceptive, fecund, impregnable, originative, fertilizable, septic, fertile, infected, creativeaseptic, sterile(adj)
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, asepticAntonyms:
septic, rank, impregnable, infected, creative, conceptive, fertile, fecund, originative, fertilizablesterile, unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive(adj)
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, uninspiredAntonyms:
conceptive, fecund, infected, creative, fertilizable, septic, rank, originative, impregnable, fertile
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
sterile
Synonyms:
barren, unfruitful, unproductive, desert, infertileAntonyms:
fruitful, fertile, productive, luxuriant, exuberant, cultivated
Dictionary of English Synonymes
sterile(a.)
Synonyms:
barren, unfruitful, fruitless, unproductive, unprolific, infecund, addle, ACARPOUS, jejune, poor
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #836 | rock | |
| #4409 | desert | |
| #17502 | sterile | |
| #24369 | unhelpful | |
| #24547 | barren | |
| #26975 | futile | |
| #42475 | stereotypical | |
| #43825 | tailings | |
| #48116 | fruitless | |
| #48348 | unproductive | |
| #49116 | sterility | |
| #55394 | infertile | |
| #55892 | aseptic | |
| #59823 | stereotyped | |
| #65532 | uninspired | |
| #87036 | unimaginative | |
| #160246 | unfruitful | |
| #182349 | stereotypic |
Translations for sterile
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- عقيمArabic
- estèrilCatalan, Valencian
- sterilní, neplodnýCzech
- sterilDanish
- unfruchtbar, sterilGerman
- estérilSpanish
- steriiliFinnish
- stérileFrench
- बाँझHindi
- ամուլ, ստերջ, չբերArmenian
- sterile, infertileItalian
- 不毛, 不妊, 無菌のJapanese
- bakteriaqanngitsoqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- sterilisLatin
- steriel, onvruchtbaarDutch
- bezpłodnyPolish
- estérilPortuguese
- стерильный, бесплодныйRussian
- sterilSwedish
- மலட்டுTamil
- vô trùng, vô sinhVietnamese
- 无菌Chinese
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