Definition for Sterile:

• Free from reproductive spores or germs; as, a sterile fluid.

Synonyms for Sterile:

• adj.

  •antiseptic (adjective)
  • prophylactic,
  • unpolluted,
  • germicidal,
  • germfree,
  • clean,
  • germ-free.
  •clean (adjective)
  • refined,
  • stainless,
  • unstained,
  • tidy,
  • immaculate,
  • spick-and-span,
  • hygienic,
  • fastidious,
  • spotless,
  • unsullied,
  • neat,
  • orderly,
  • Taintless,
  • straight,
  • unsoiled.
  •dead (adjective)
  • inoperative,
  • useless,
  • exhausted.
  •desert (adjective)
  • uninhabited.
  •effete (adjective)
  • unprolific.
  •fruitless (adjective)
  • ineffective,
  • ineffectual,
  • idle,
  • unavailing,
  • abortive,
  • profitless,
  • pointless.
  •futile (adjective)
  • impracticable,
  • impractical,
  • hollow,
  • nugatory,
  • bootless,
  • otiose.
  •hygienic (adjective)
  • healthy,
  • wholesome,
  • salutary,
  • salubrious,
  • healthful.
  •impotent (adjective)
  • feeble,
  • weak,
  • enfeebled,
  • impotent.
  •pure (adjective)
  • pasteurized.
  •sterile (adjective)
  • empty,
  • desolate,
  • fallow,
  • gaunt,
  • waste,
  • bare,
  • bleak,
  • decontaminated,
  • without issue,
  • Disinfected,
  • septic,
  • aseptic.
  •unprofitable (adjective)
  • unremunerative,
  • unrewarding.

• n.

  •
  • stale.
  •sterile (noun)
  • unimaginative,
  • uninventive,
  • uncreative.

• v.

  •defeated (verb)
  • unsuccessful.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • infertility,
  • unoriginal,
  • sterilized,
  • sanitized,
  • dry.
  •
  • fertility,
  • harmless,
  • effete,
  • matter of fact,
  • earthbound,
  • stodgy,
  • pedestrian.
  •
  • heated,
  • lackluster,
  • flavorless,
  • spiritless,
  • colorless,
  • prosaic,
  • lusterless.
  •
  • drab,
  • lifeless.
  •
  • flat.
  •
  • dull.
  •barren
  • arid.

Paraphrases for Sterile:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    infertile.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    non-viable, pointless, useless, Disinfected, clean, inconclusive, wasteful, Disinfecting, isolated.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Tailings.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    fruitless, futile, unhelpful, germ-free.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    sterility.

Antonyms for Sterile:

• adj.

  • antiseptic
    polluted, unsterile, unsanitary, unclean, contaminated.
  • barren
    fertile, filled, fecund, useful, developing, growing, full.
  • dead
    animate, animated, alive, working, active, operative, live.
  • desert
    cultivated.
  • fruitless
    plentiful, successful, profitable, potent, copious.
  • futile
    hopeful.
  • hygienic
    filthy, Unpure, infected, foul, diseased.
  • impotent
    capable, strong, able.
  • sterile
    fruitful, productive.
  • Other antonyms:
    grungy, smirched, insanitary, sickening, grimy, sullied, bearing, pregnant, mucky, flourishing, impregnable, luxuriant, nasty, unhygienic, unwholesome, infectious, besmirched, insalubrious, originative, teeming, swarming, fat, Pathogenetic, grubby, rank, yielding, tainted, stained, dirty, fertilized, miasmic, bedraggled, noxious, unhealthful, blooming, muddy, sordid, conceptive, dusty, unsterilized, impregnated, germy, fertilizable, soiled, dingy, pathogenic, uncleanly, unhealthy, unwashed, bursting, draggled, poisonous, defiled, toxic.

Homophones for Sterile:

• sisterly, sidereal, sectral, stairwell, ski trail, show trial, suctorial, sectorial, statutory law, sterol, southerly, sweet roll, stroll.