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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

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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

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. 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.


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