Synonyms of impure
85 similar words · 2 opposite words
Another word for impure is contaminated. Other synonyms of impure are tainted, polluted, unholy, profane and vulgar. The opposite of impure is pure.
Synonyms and similar words for impure
adjectiveContaining undesired intermixtures.
- imperfect
- taintedCorrupted or filled with imperfections.
- contaminatedAdulterated; impure.
- pollutedMade unclean or impure.
adjectiveUnhallowed; defiled by something unholy, either physically by an objectionable substance, or...
- profaneUnclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
- unhallowedNot hallowed or blessed; unholy.
- impiousNot pious.
- mishallowedConsecrated to evil uses, or by unhallowed means.
- unholyNot holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.
- common obsoleteProfane; polluted.
adjectiveUnchaste; obscene (not according to or not abiding by some system of sexual morality).
- indecent
- libidinous
- wantonLewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
- adult
- bawdy
- blue
- cheeky
- dirty
- filthy
- grossLacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality.
- ithyphallicLascivious, obscene.
- lewd
- licentious
- mucky
- naughtySexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
- near the knuckle UKRisqué, sexual, suggestive of impropriety.
- obscene
- off-colour
- racy
- raunchy
- ribaldCoarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
- ribaudredFilthy; obscene; ribald.
- ribaudrous
- risquéSlightly sexually suggestive; bordering on indelicate.
- rorty UKBoisterous, rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué.
- salacious
- saucy
- shocking
- sluttish
- slutlikeLike a slut; slutty, promiscuous.
- sluttyOf, resembling, or suitable for, a slut.
- smutty
- spicy
- tartish
- tarty
- trampy
- vulgarDebased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.
- ablaze
- amorous
- arousedSexually excited; randy, lustful.
- concupiscentAmorous; lustful.
- corny euphemisticHorny (sexually aroused; experiencing sexual desire).
- desirousFeeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.
- drippy slangWet (sexually aroused).
- DTF
- excited
- flusteredMildly turned on, mildly horny.
- frisky
- fuckishSexually aroused; horny.
- gagging for it
- hornySexually aroused.
- hotSexually aroused; randy.
- hot and bothered
- hot to trot
- in heatIn oestrus; receptive to mating.
- lasciviousWanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.
- lickerish
- lustfulFull of lust; driven by lust.
- lusty informal
- prurient
- randy
- ravenous
- ruttishRelated to a rut; being in a state of sexual arousal.
- rutty
- sexed up
- stimulatedIn a condition or state of stimulation.
- thirsty
- toeyAgitated, anticipatory, excited (sometimes specifically sexually so), nervous.
- toey as a Roman sandalExtremely anxious for sex.
- turned on
- unchasteNot chaste; not continent.
- venereous
- harlot rareWanton; lewd; low; base.
- buckish obsoleteLike a male goat; foul-smelling or lascivious.
- venereal obsoletePertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Venus; lascivious, lustful.
Opposite of impure
adjectiveContaining undesired intermixtures.
- pureFree of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
adjectiveMore antonyms
Meaning of impure
- adjective Containing undesired intermixtures.
- adjective Unhallowed; defiled by something unholy, either physically by an objectionable substance, or morally by guilt or sin.
- adjective Unchaste; obscene (not according to or not abiding by some system of sexual morality).
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