unclean

The word “unclean” has 2 syllables: un-clean

It's pronounced as /ʌnˈkliːn/


What is synonym and antonym for unclean?

In the thesaurus, “unclean” has 132 synonyms and 51 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for unclean along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for unclean

  • bad
  • bedraggled
  • befouled
  • begrimed
  • bemired
  • bent
  • besmirched
  • black
  • blackened
  • blurred
  • chaotic
  • cluttered
  • collied
  • common
  • confused
  • contaminated
  • corrupt
  • crocked
  • crooked
  • cruddy
  • cutthroat
  • debased
  • debauched
  • decadent
  • decayed
  • defiled
  • degenerate
  • degraded
  • demoralized
  • depraved
  • desecrated
  • dingy
  • dirty
  • disarranged
  • disarrayed
  • disheveled
  • dishevelled
  • dishonest
  • disordered
  • dissipated
  • dissolute
  • draggled
  • dusty
  • evil
  • feculent
  • fetid
  • filthy
  • foul
  • fuliginous
  • germy
  • greasy
  • grimy
  • grotty
  • grubby
  • grungy
  • gunky
  • immoral
  • impure
  • iniquitous
  • insanitary
  • jackleg
  • jumbled
  • libertine
  • littered
  • loose
  • messed
  • messy
  • miscreant
  • mucky
  • muddled
  • muddy
  • mussed
  • mussy
  • nasty
  • nefarious
  • perverse
  • perverted
  • polluted
  • profaned
  • putrescent
  • putrid
  • rakehell
  • rakehelly
  • rakish
  • rancid
  • rank
  • raunchy
  • reprobate
  • rotten
  • rumpled
  • scruffy
  • scuzzy
  • shabby
  • sick
  • sinful
  • skanky
  • sleazy
  • sloppy
  • slovenly
  • smeared
  • smudged
  • smutty
  • soiled
  • sooty
  • sordid
  • spoiled
  • spotted
  • squalid
  • stable
  • stained
  • stale
  • stinking
  • sullied
  • tainted
  • tarnished
  • uncleaned
  • uncleanly
  • unethical
  • unhealthful
  • unkempt
  • unprincipled
  • unsanitary
  • unscrupulous
  • unsterile
  • unsterilized
  • untidy
  • unwashed
  • unwholesome
  • vicious
  • vile
  • warped
  • wicked

Antonyms for unclean

  • bleached
  • bright
  • clean
  • cleaned
  • cleanly
  • cleansed
  • clear
  • combed
  • ethical
  • flawless
  • good
  • groomed
  • honest
  • hygienic
  • immaculate
  • incorruptible
  • limpid
  • moral
  • neat
  • ordered
  • orderly
  • perfect
  • principled
  • pure
  • purified
  • righteous
  • shiny
  • sparkling
  • spic-and-span
  • spick-and-span
  • spotless
  • stainless
  • taintless
  • tidy
  • ultraclean
  • unblemished
  • uncontaminated
  • uncorrupt
  • uncorrupted
  • undefiled
  • unpolluted
  • unsoiled
  • unspotted
  • unstained
  • unsullied
  • untainted
  • untouched
  • virgin
  • virtuous
  • whitened
  • wholesome

Meanings of unclean

  • adjective
    1. Dirty, soiled or foul.
    2. Not moral or chaste.
    3. Ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit.

Example Sentences

  • The kitchen was unclean, with dirty dishes scattered everywhere.
  • The unclean condition of the public restrooms made them unusable.
  • He refused to eat the food because he felt it was unclean.
  • The dog came back from the park covered in unclean mud.
  • The church had strict rules about not entering with unclean hands.

On this page you'll find 183 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to unclean, such as: bad, bedraggled, befouled, begrimed, bemired, bent, besmirched.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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  • Sunday
  • amateur
  • amateurish
  • avocational
  • awkward
  • backyard
  • bad
  • beginner
  • beginning
  • bent
  • clumsy
  • contaminated
  • corrupt
  • crooked
  • crude
  • curbstone
  • cutthroat
  • debased
  • debauched
  • decadent
  • defective
  • degenerate
  • degraded
  • demoralized
  • depraved
  • dilettante
  • dilettantish
  • dishonest
  • dissipated
  • dissolute
  • entry-level
  • evil
  • faulty
  • flawed
  • fresh
  • freshman
  • green
  • greenhorn
  • hack
  • hacker
  • ham-fisted
  • ham-handed
  • heavy-handed
  • immoral
  • incapable
  • incompetent
  • inexperienced
  • inexpert
  • iniquitous
  • kid
  • learner
  • libertine
  • loose
  • miscreant
  • naive
  • nefarious
  • neophyte
  • new
  • newcomer
  • nonprofessional
  • novice
  • part-time
  • perverse
  • perverted
  • primitive
  • rakehell
  • rakehelly
  • rakish
  • raw
  • reprobate
  • rookie
  • self-taught
  • sick
  • sinful
  • spoiled
  • tainted
  • talentless
  • tenderfoot
  • trifler
  • tyro
  • unable
  • unclean
  • unethical
  • unfinished
  • unfit
  • ungifted
  • uninitiated
  • unpolished
  • unprepared
  • unprincipled
  • unprofessional
  • unqualified
  • unschooled
  • unscrupulous
  • unseasoned
  • unskilled
  • unskillful
  • untalented
  • untaught
  • untested
  • untrained
  • untried
  • untutored
  • unwholesome
  • vicious
  • warped
  • weekend
  • wicked
  • would-be

debauched

  • abandoned
  • abased
  • bad
  • bastardized
  • befouled
  • begrimed
  • bent
  • blemished
  • cankered
  • cheapened
  • contaminated
  • corrupt
  • corrupted
  • crooked
  • cutthroat
  • damaged
  • debased
  • decadent
  • defaced
  • defiled
  • degenerate
  • degraded
  • demeaned
  • demoralized
  • depraved
  • depreciated
  • descended
  • destroyed
  • deteriorated
  • diluted
  • dirtied
  • disgraced
  • dishonest
  • dishonored
  • dissipated
  • dissolute
  • downgraded
  • drunk
  • evil
  • fast
  • flawed
  • gone bad
  • gone to the dogs
  • harmed
  • humbled
  • humiliated
  • hurt
  • immoral
  • impaired
  • in the gutter
  • iniquitous
  • jackleg
  • lessened
  • libertine
  • licentious
  • loose
  • marred
  • miscreant
  • nefarious
  • perverse
  • perverted
  • poisoned
  • polluted
  • profaned
  • profligate
  • prostituted
  • rakehell
  • rakehelly
  • rakish
  • reprobate
  • ruined
  • shamed
  • sick
  • sinful
  • spoiled
  • spoilt
  • stained
  • subverted
  • tainted
  • tarnished
  • thinned
  • took down
  • unclean
  • unethical
  • unprincipled
  • unscrupulous
  • unwholesome
  • vicious
  • vitiate
  • vitiated
  • wanton
  • warped
  • watered down
  • weakened
  • wicked
  • wrecked

uncleaned

  • bedraggled
  • befouled
  • begrimed
  • bemired
  • besmirched
  • black
  • blackened
  • chaotic
  • cluttered
  • collied
  • confused
  • contaminated
  • crocked
  • cruddy
  • defiled
  • dingy
  • dirty
  • disarranged
  • disarrayed
  • disheveled
  • dishevelled
  • disordered
  • draggled
  • dusty
  • filthy
  • foul
  • fuliginous
  • germy
  • greasy
  • grimy
  • grotty
  • grubby
  • grungy
  • gunky
  • impure
  • insanitary
  • jumbled
  • littered
  • messed
  • messy
  • mucky
  • muddled
  • muddy
  • mussed
  • mussy
  • nasty
  • polluted
  • raunchy
  • rumpled
  • scruffy
  • scuzzy
  • shabby
  • skanky
  • sleazy
  • sloppy
  • slovenly
  • smudged
  • smutty
  • soiled
  • sooty
  • sordid
  • squalid
  • stained
  • sullied
  • tainted
  • unclean
  • uncleanly
  • unkempt
  • unsanitary
  • unsterile
  • unsterilized
  • untidy
  • unwashed

rakehelly

obscene


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