antiseptic
3
7.2
- adjective
- /ˌæntiˈsɛptɪk/
:
aséptico
- But sisters no longer glided through the antiseptic halls; mercy had long since vanished.
- antiseptic environment
- antiseptic corridor
- antiseptic room
And every time I visit maker spaces, I'm often, I often feel like they're a little too antiseptic.
- And every time I visit maker spaces, I'm often, I often feel like they're a little too antiseptic.
Examples
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Longoria had been impressed by North Carolina, by the antiseptic army base, the well-stocked PX, everything so orderly and well thought out.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's too clean, too antiseptic...
Fiction book (2000) -
Here it was quiet, cool, antiseptic.
Fiction book (2000) -
His art has always had an antiseptic air to it, which worked fine for me in Peter Parker's New York.
Blog text (10) -
So the Rockefellers have played a very antiseptic attitude towards politics.
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We've created an artificial and antiseptic environment in the classroom.
Academic text (1992) -
The antiseptic view of museums is that they remain value-free and stand as veritable "untainted repositories of truth."
Academic text (2009) -
The room felt overly antiseptic, lacking any warmth or personal touch.
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His writing style is often criticized for being too antiseptic, devoid of emotional depth.
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Critics claim that the film's portrayal of the industry is too antiseptic and unrealistic.
Synonyms
418
1.0
Without problems or faults
36
5.9
Completely clean and neat with no marks or stains
5
7.0
Completely clean and not spoiled or stained
1
4.1
Very clean and tidy with no dirt or marks
1
3.9
Made clean so it is free from germs
Helping to clean or kill harmful germs
Antonyms
How Pure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the figurative use of antiseptic is to see anti- 'against' and septic 'rot' or 'infection' as meaning 'against anything dirty or wrong'. So calling something antiseptic suggests it is very clean, strict, or free from anything offensive.