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

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  1. sterileadjective

    Synonyms:
    barren, infertile

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sterile

    Synonyms:
    barren, unfruitful, unproductive, desert, infertile

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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sterileadjective

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. sterileadjective

    Synonyms:
    barren, infecund, unproductive, unfruitful, unprolific

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How to use sterile in a sentence?

  1. Administrator Neffenger:

    We are reengaging with local law enforcement to ensure that they're on the lookout for anybody who might do something outside the sterile area of the airport, we're comfortable that we have a lot of procedures in place to help us identify individuals coming into the system, and, of course, identify prohibited items that you don't want to get through. But the real question is outside the sterile area, what do you know?

  2. Joe Ramirez:

    Safety and sanitation is our primary job, there are a lot of things that can happen with wine because it’s an organic product -- microbiological things. The environment needs to be sterile. That’s why stainless steel is important.

  3. Misbah Ahdab:

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

  4. Chris Beyrer:

    Despite the evidence that shows very clearly that providing sterile injecting equipment does not encourage people to inject, it's a widely held view that what we should be doing is stopping injecting drug use.

  5. Jodi Sherman:

    Virtually everything is disposable, from linens to unused drugs that were opened and never administered. Probably every physician would agree they see enormous amounts of waste and disposables, and they just don’t know what to do about it, you certainly need to use sterile and disposable goods.


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