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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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Unfortunately, sanitized politicians have this shortcoming—they are not quite as interesting on stage as Attila the Hun or Boris Godunov.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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

Yet this year, such sanitized appeals of official memory rang increasingly hollow.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2025

I call Liz, but it’s Mom who comes stalking into the emergency room, high heels clicking on the sanitized tile floor.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz