pristine

[pris-teen, pri-steen, pris-tahyn] / ˈprɪs tin, prɪˈstin, ˈprɪs taɪn /

ADJECTIVE

clean, pure; primeval

Synonyms

STRONGEST

immaculate intact natural snowy spotless sterile untouched

WEAK

earliest early first original primal purified refined sanitary stainless sterilized taintless unadulterated uncorrupted undebased unpolluted unsoiled unspotted unstained unsullied untainted untarnished virginal wholesome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affected dirty

Example Sentences

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Preservationists were worried the flames could burn through pristine terrain unique to the region.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Accordingly, the 33-year-old presented herself as pure and pristine; or flawed and devilish, as the mood suited.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Some companies have been punished for pristine results.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

“It’s not a pristine environment that we’re talking about here,” Duffy said.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

For the town’s water supply, he tapped into a pristine ancient lake that lay a thousand feet below.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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