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nonpolluted

nonpolluted

3.9
Clean and free from harmful chemicals or dirt
  • adjective
  • /nɒn.pəˈluː.tɪd/
translation icon : no contaminado
  • After the factory closed, the river became nonpolluted, allowing fish to thrive again.

Examples

  • Pollution tracks measured by satellite images show that polluted clouds downstream from major urban areas and pollution sources, such as power plants and oil refineries, have fewer water droplets and, therefore, produce less precipitation than nonpolluted clouds.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Group 1 was made up of long-term residents of the port of Veracruz (a low-ozone environment), Group 2 of people originally from nonpolluted locations who had lived in the city for less than 31 days, and Group 3 of people who had lived in southwestern Mexico City for more than two months.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The hikers enjoyed a picnic in the nonpolluted valley, surrounded by pristine nature.

  • The area was declared a nonpolluted zone, where residents could breathe fresh air.

Synonyms

clean
vsnonpolluted
1.0

Free from dirt or harmful things

is narrower, stressing freedom from harmful environmental substances rather than general tidiness
unspoiled
vsnonpolluted
11 3.9

Not damaged or rotten and still in a fresh, natural state

is about being free from harmful substances and not made dirty by waste
unadulterated
vsnonpolluted
10 6.7

Pure and not mixed with anything else

stresses absence of harmful substances that dirty surroundings instead of mixing
unsullied
vsnonpolluted
5 7.0

Completely clean and not spoiled or stained

focuses on being free from harmful substances and environmental dirt
unalloyed
vsnonpolluted
3 8.0

Pure and not mixed with anything else

refers to absence of harmful environmental substances rather than material or emotional purity
unpolluted
vsnonpolluted
3 3.9

Clean and not made dirty by harmful substances

is focused on being free from harmful environmental substances and dirt
uncontaminated
vsnonpolluted
3 5.2

Free from harmful or unwanted things

restricts this to absence of harmful environmental substances rather than broader influences
undefiled
vsnonpolluted
1 9.9

Not spoiled by dirt, harm, or bad things

relates to absence of harmful environmental substances rather than moral purity
incorrupted
vsnonpolluted
  • Literature
9.9

Not spoiled and still pure in body or mind

concerns freedom from harmful substances and not being made dirty
unmingled
vsnonpolluted
8.0

Pure and not mixed with other things

emphasizes freedom from harmful substances and environmental dirt rather than separation

Antonyms

3.5

Not safe to use because dangerous chemicals are in the air, water, or soil

How Polluted

polluted
3.5
nonpolluted
3.9
pristine
63 5.1

Surface Forms

nonpolluted positive

Morphology

nonpolluted = polluted (transparent) = non + pollute + ed

Standard negation prefix 'non-' attached to the adjective 'polluted', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not polluted'.

Etymology

Nonpolluted is made from non- meaning 'not' and pollute meaning 'to make dirty', and you can see the same root in pollution, so nonpolluted means 'not made dirty' or 'clean and free from harmful things'.