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Synonyms for impure

41 synonyms
10 antonyms
3 meanings

adjective

Most common

dirty unchaste filthy vulgar defiled polluted profane

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Dirty — not pure Unchaste; obscene (not according to or not abiding by some system of sexual morality)

dirty, unchaste, filthy, vulgar, lustful, licentious, lewd, indecent, obscene, immoral, libidinous, vile, gross, carnal, smutty, bawdy, barbarous, ribald, nasty, lascivious, immodest, foul

2. Defiled — not pure Containing undesired intermixtures

defiled, polluted, contaminated, adulterated, tainted, debased, vitiated, mixed, infected, corrupted

3. Profane — not pure Unhallowed; defiled by something unholy, either physically by an objectionable substance, or morally…

profane, unholy, unhallowed, common dated

Other

unclean, alloyed, tref, unpure, nonkosher

Antonyms

pure, pyore, white

All antonyms of impure →

Definitions

adj. 1
Not pure Containing undesired intermixtures
The impure gemstone was not good enough to be made into a necklace, so it was thrown out.
adj. 2
Not pure Unhallowed; defiled by something unholy, either physically by an objectionable substance, or morally by guilt or sin
adj. 3
Not pure Unchaste; obscene (not according to or not abiding by some system of sexual morality)
He was thinking impure thoughts involving a girl from school.

Related words

Word family: impureness impurity

Example sentences

filthy Every seat was so filthy, I stood the whole way.
lustful The kid is watching some lustful Miley Cyrus video.
licentious He was converted from his licentious living.
polluted It's one of the most polluted cities in the world.
defiled He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
impure		steady
filthy		rising
lustful		rising
licentious		steady
unchaste		steady
polluted		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: foul¹, vile¹, lewd¹, tref
5 letters: mixed¹, dirty², gross¹, nasty², bawdy²
6 letters: common², filthy², vulgar², unholy³, carnal², smutty², ribald², unpure
7 letters: obscene², immoral³, tainted², unclean², profane², lustful², defiled, debased², alloyed
8 letters: infected³, polluted³, indecent³, immodest, vitiated, unchaste
9 letters: corrupted³, barbarous³, nonkosher
10 letters: lascivious⁴, licentious³, libidinous, unhallowed
11 letters: adulterated⁵
12 letters: contaminated⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty² = 2 syllables).