Synonyms for pure
- adjective
Most common
unadulterated sheer uncontaminated clear simple true unalloyed virgin
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Unadulterated — free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean
unadulterated, sheer, uncontaminated, clear, unpolluted, perfect, clean, undefiled, chaste, untainted, immaculate, plain, unsullied, white, out-and-out, innocent, complete, absolute, real, sinless, genuine, blameless
2. Simple — mere; that and that only
simple, true, just, essential, very, only, basic, bare, single, mere dated
3. Unalloyed — free of foreign material or pollutants
unalloyed, unmixed, natural, refined, unrefined, crude, utter rare
4. Virgin — free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied
Definitions
- adj. 1
Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
- adj. 2
Free of foreign material or pollutants.
- adj. 3
Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
- adj. 4
Mere; that and that only.
That idea is pure madness!
Related words
- Word family
- pureblood purebreed pureness purification purify purism purist puritan
- Phrases
- pure science pure quill pure cancer pure collector pure democracy pure ego pure finder pure imaginary number
- Is a kind of
- preserved
- Other spellings
- pu'er pu-erh puer pyore US
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Immaculate, pure, and sinless may be used either of one who has never known the possibility of evil or of one who has perfectly and triumphantly resisted it.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- sheer About half of everything he says is sheer fiction.
- unadulterated I promise you it's unadulterated.
- true The time will come when your dream will come true.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pure | steady | |
| sheer | rising | |
| unadulterated | rising | |
| uncontaminated | steady | |
| unpolluted | falling | |
| true | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- just1, only2, very2, real1, true1, fine1, bare1, mere1
- 5 letters
- white1, clear1, clean1, basic2, fresh1, plain1, sheer1, crude1, utter2
- 6 letters
- single2, simple2, virgin2, intact2, chaste1
- 7 letters
- perfect2, natural3, classic2, genuine3, refined2, angelic3, sinless, unmixed2
- 8 letters
- complete2, innocent3, absolute3, delicate3, pristine2, virtuous3, virginal3
- 9 letters
- essential3, spiritual4, classical3, saturated4, untouched2, blameless2, unsullied3, unrefined3, untainted3, unalloyed3, guileless2, undefiled
- 10 letters
- functional3, immaculate4, unpolluted
- 11 letters
- theoretical5, untarnished
- 13 letters
- unadulterated6
- 14 letters
- uncontaminated6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (only2 = 2 syllables).