Synonyms for pristine
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Immaculate — unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied
immaculate, pure, pyore US, unspoiled, untouched, clean, unsullied, spotless, flawless, natural, original, virgin, new, raw, unused, green, mere, untarnished, virginal, chaste, undefiled, maiden
2. Prime — primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something
prime, ancient, primitive, primeval, primordial, first, primary, aboriginal, autochthonous, primal
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
The beach back is in pristine condition after a council-led cleanup.
- adj. 2
Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.
Related words
- Word family
- pristinely
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Pristine is an elegant word, used almost exclusively in a good sense of that which is original and perhaps ancient; as, pristine purity, innocence, vigor.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- untouched This part of Algeria is beautiful and untouched.
- immaculate Skura is running an immaculate household in Algiers.
- unspoiled Hey, some of us want to watch the movie unspoiled.
- unsullied Her reputation remained unsullied.
- primitive Magic plays an important part in primitive society.
- primeval Prehistoric man lived in the primeval forest.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pristine | rising | |
| untouched | rising | |
| immaculate | rising | |
| unspoiled | steady | |
| unsullied | rising | |
| primitive | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- new1, raw1
- 4 letters
- pure1, mere1
- 5 letters
- first1, green1, clean1, prime1, pyore
- 6 letters
- virgin2, maiden2, unused2, primal2, chaste1
- 7 letters
- natural3, primary3, ancient2
- 8 letters
- original4, flawless2, unmarked2, spotless2, primeval3, virginal3
- 9 letters
- primitive3, untouched2, unspoiled2, unsullied3, undefiled
- 10 letters
- aboriginal5, immaculate4, primordial4
- 11 letters
- untarnished
- 13 letters
- autochthonous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (virgin2 = 2 syllables).