sanitized

ADJECTIVE

sterile

Synonyms

STRONG

bare decontaminated desert desolate disinfected dry empty pasteurized sterilized waste

WEAK

antiseptic arid aseptic barren bleak dead effete fallow fruitless futile gaunt germ-free hygienic impotent infecund infertile sanitary septic unfruitful uninfected unprofitable unprolific vain without issue

Antonyms

STRONG

cultivated full productive

Example Sentences

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But the most vivid performance might in fact be the convenience store itself, brought to fluorescent, sanitized, colorful life by scenic designer Joanna Yu and lighting designer Wen-Ling Liao.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

In their briefings, government lawyers finesse a sanitized version into a clean narrative of law-abiding responsibility.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2026

Since the late 1970s, a number of biographies of Mansfield have sought to dismantle the sanitized version of her life promoted by Murry, and a scholarly industry devoted to restoring her unadulterated voice has flourished.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The real-estate investor took off her shoes, sanitized her feet and waded into a giant vat filled to the brim with juicy grapes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

The network, horrified at Pollard, wrote up a sanitized transcript of the interview.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand