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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That standard should apply across the board, and it begins with independent audits: test sets built not from sanitized benchmarks but from questions people actually ask.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Other presidents have also sometimes behaved contrary to democratic ideals, and national memorials often present a more sanitized version of American history.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

But now and then, something slips through the cracks, something that can’t be sanitized or ignored, no matter how much money or editing goes into it.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 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

By the time Sean was found and sanitized, the game was over.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord