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Synonyms of the word 
PURE → ARRANT - AXENIC - CHASTE - CLEAN - CLEAR - COMPLETE - CONSUMMATE - DOUBLE-DYED - EVERLASTING - FINE - FRESH - GROSS - HARMONIOUS - IMMACULATE - INTENSE - LIGHT - NATIVE - PERFECT - PLAIN - PRISTINE - PROCESSED - PURIFIED - REFINED - SATURATED - SHEER - SODDING - STARING - STARK - SUBLIMATE - THEORETICAL - THOROUGHGOING - UNADULTERATED - UNALLOYED - UNCLOUDED - UNCONTAMINATED - UNDEFILED - UNMINGLED - UNMITIGATED - UNMIXED - UNPOLLUTED - UTTER - VESTAL - VIRGIN - VIRGINAL - VIRTUOUS - VIVID - WHITEpure- adj. Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
- adj. Free of foreign material or pollutants.
- adj. Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.
- adj. (of a branch of science) Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.
- adj. (phonetics) Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.
- adj. (of sound) Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.
- adv. (Liverpudlian) to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.
- v. (golf) to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately.
- n. Alternative form of puer.
arrant- adj. Utter; complete.
- adj. Alternative spelling of errant.
axenic- adj. (biology) Containing only a single species of microorganism. For example, an "axenic culture" means that…
- adj. (biology) Isolated from organisms of any other species.
chaste- adj. abstaining from sexual intercourse, celibate.
- adj. virginal, innocent, having had no sexual experience.
- adj. simple, austere, undecorative.
- adj. modest, decent, morally pure.
clean- adj. (heading, physical) Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances.
- adj. (heading, behavioural) Free of immorality or criminality.
- adj. Smooth, exact, and performed well.
- adj. (obsolete) Total; utter.
- adj. (informal) Cool or neat.
- adj. (health) Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
- adj. That does not damage the environment.
- adj. Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
- adj. Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
- adj. Well-proportioned; shapely.
- adj. (climbing, of a route) Ascended without falling.
- n. Removal of dirt.
- n. (weightlifting) The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground…
- v. (transitive) To remove dirt from a place or object.
- v. (transitive) To tidy up, make a place neat.
- v. (transitive, climbing) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
- v. (intransitive) To make things clean in general.
- v. (transitive, computing) To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
- v. (intransitive, curling) To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure…
- v. (manga fandom slang) To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting…
- v. To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.
- adv. Fully and completely.
clear- adj. Transparent in colour.
- adj. Bright, not dark or obscured.
- adj. Free of obstacles.
- adj. Without clouds.
- adj. (meteorology) Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds.
- adj. Free of ambiguity or doubt.
- adj. Distinct, sharp, well-marked.
- adj. (figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion.
- adj. (of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient.
- adj. Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus.
- adj. (Scientology) Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology).
- adj. Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating.
- adj. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.
- adj. Easily or distinctly heard; audible.
- adj. Unmixed; entirely pure.
- adj. Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots.
- adj. Without diminution; in full; net.
- adv. All the way; entirely.
- adv. Not near something or touching it.
- adv. free (or separate) from others.
- adv. (obsolete) In a clear manner; plainly.
- v. (transitive) To remove obstructions or impediments from.
- v. (ergative) To become freed from obstructions.
- v. (transitive) To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from a matter; to clarify; especially, to clear up.
- v. (transitive) To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime.
- v. (transitive) To pass without interference; to miss.
- v. (intransitive) To become clear.
- v. (intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that…
- v. (transitive, business) To earn a profit of; to net.
- v. (transitive) To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track.
- v. To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free.
- v. To obtain a clearance.
- v. (sports) To defend by hitting (or kicking, throwing, heading etc.) the ball (or puck) from the defending…
- v. To fell all trees of a forest.
- v. (transitive, computing) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero.
- v. (computing, transitive) To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at…
- n. (carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest…
- n. (cryptology) State of being unenciphered. (In the clear: Not enciphered.).
complete- v. (transitive) To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
- v. (transitive) To make whole or entire.
- adj. With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
- adj. Finished; ended; concluded; completed.
- adj. Generic intensifier.
- adj. (analysis, Of a metric space) in which every Cauchy sequence converges.
- adj. (algebra, Of a lattice) in which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.
- adj. (mathematics, Of a category) in which all small limits exist.
- adj. (logic, of a proof system of a formal system) With respect to a given semantics, that any well-formed…
- adj. (computing theory) With respect to a complexity class, used of a problem that is in that class and such…
consummate- adj. Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute.
- adj. Highly skilled and experienced; fully qualified.
- v. (transitive) To bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to accomplish.
- v. (transitive) To make perfect, achieve, give the finishing touch.
- v. (transitive) To make (a marriage) complete by engaging in first sexual intercourse.
- v. (intransitive) To become perfected, receive the finishing touch.
double-dyed- adj. Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely coloured.
- adj. (figuratively) Firmly fixed in opinions or habits.
everlasting- adj. Lasting or enduring forever; existing or continuing without end; immortal; eternal.
- adj. Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong…
- adj. (philosophy) Existing with infinite temporal duration (as opposed to existence outside of time).
- adv. (colloquial) Extremely.
- n. An everlasting flower.
- n. (historical) A durable cloth fabric for shoes, etc.
fine- adj. (heading) Of subjective quality.
- adj. (heading) Of objective quality.
- adj. (cricket) Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.
- adj. (obsolete) Subtle; thin; tenuous.
- adv. Expression of (typically) reluctant agreement.
- adv. Well, nicely, in a positive way.
- adv. (dated, dialect, colloquial) Finely; elegantly; delicately.
- adv. (pool, billiards) In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to…
- n. Fine champagne; French brandy.
- n. (usually in the plural) Something that is fine; fine particles.
- v. (transitive) To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
- v. (intransitive) To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
- v. To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
- v. To change by fine gradations.
- v. (transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
- v. (intransitive, dated) To become gradually fine; to diminish; to dwindle (with away, down, or off).
- n. A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.
- v. (transitive) To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
- v. (intransitive) To pay a fine.
- n. (music) The end of a musical composition.
- n. (music) The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece…
- v. (obsolete, intransitive) To finish; to cease.
- v. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to cease; to stop.
- n. (obsolete) End; conclusion; termination; extinction.
- n. A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
- n. (Britain, law) A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission…
fresh- adj. Newly produced or obtained.
- adj. Not cooked, dried, frozen, or spoiled.
- adj. (of plant material) Still green and not dried.
- adj. Refreshing or cool.
- adj. (of water) Without salt; not saline.
- adj. Rested; not tired or fatigued.
- adj. In a raw or untried state; uncultured; unpracticed.
- adj. youthful; florid.
- adv. recently; just recently; most recently.
- n. A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood.
- n. A stream or spring of fresh water.
- n. The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing…
- adj. Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward.
- adj. Sexually aggressive or forward; prone to caress too eagerly; overly flirtatious.
gross- adj. (slang) Disgusting, nasty.
- adj. Coarse, rude, vulgar, obscene, or impure.
- adj. Coarse, unrefined.
- adj. Great, large, bulky, or fat.
- adj. Great, serious, flagrant, or shameful.
- adj. The whole amount; entire; total before any deductions.
- adj. Not sensitive in perception or feeling; dull; witless.
- adj. (pathology) seen without a microscope, macroscopic, usually for a tissue or an organ.
- n. Twelve dozen = 144.
- n. The total nominal earnings or amount, before taxes, expenses, exceptions or similar are deducted. That…
- n. The bulk, the mass, the masses.
- v. To earn money, not including expenses.
harmonious- adj. Showing accord in feeling or action.
- adj. Having components pleasingly or appropriately combined.
- adj. Melodious; in harmony.
immaculate- adj. Having no stain or blemish; spotless, undefiled, clear, pure.
intense- adj. Strained; tightly drawn.
- adj. Strict, very close or earnest.
- adj. Extreme in degree; excessive.
- adj. Extreme in size or strength.
- adj. Stressful and tiring.
- adj. Very severe.
light- n. (physics, uncountable) Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation…
- n. A source of illumination.
- n. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- n. (in the plural, now rare) Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.
- n. A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- n. (painting) The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those…
- n. A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- n. A flame or something used to create fire.
- n. A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
- n. A window, or space for a window in architecture.
- n. The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- n. (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- n. Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- n. The power of perception by vision.
- n. The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- n. A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler…
- v. (transitive) To start (a fire).
- v. (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning; to kindle.
- v. (transitive) To illuminate.
- v. (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
- v. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- adj. Having light.
- adj. Pale in colour.
- adj. (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- adj. Of low weight; not heavy.
- adj. Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads.
- adj. Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- adj. Easy to endure or perform.
- adj. Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- adj. Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
- adj. (rail transport, of a locomotive, usually with "run") travelling with no carriages, wagons attached.
- adj. (obsolete) Unchaste, wanton.
- adj. Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- adj. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- adj. (dated) Easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile.
- adj. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- adj. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- adj. Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished.
- adj. Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- adv. Carrying little.
- n. (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- v. (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter.
- v. To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- v. To find by chance.
- v. To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice.
- v. (archaic) To alight; to land or come down.
native- adj. Belonging to one by birth.
- adj. Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
- adj. Alternative letter-case form of Native (of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of…
- adj. Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
- adj. (biology, of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species…
- adj. (computing, of software) Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
- adj. (mineralogy) Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form; native aluminium, native salt.
- adj. Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
- adj. Original; constituting the original substance of anything.
- adj. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).
- n. A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
- n. (in particular) A person of aboriginal stock, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors…
- n. A native speaker.
perfect- adj. Fitting its definition precisely.
- adj. Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
- adj. Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.
- adj. Excellent and delightful in all respects.
- adj. (grammar, of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action.
- adj. (biology) Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
- adj. (botany) Of flowers, having both male (stamens) and female (carpels) parts.
- adj. (analysis) Of a set, that it is equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.
- adj. (music) Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that…
- adj. (of a cocktail) Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
- adj. (obsolete) Well informed; certain; sure.
- n. (grammar) The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.
- v. (transitive) To make perfect; to improve or hone.
- v. (law) To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.
plain- adj. (now rare, regional) Flat, level.
- adj. Simple.
- adj. Obvious.
- adj. Open.
- adj. Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
- adv. (colloquial) Simply.
- n. (rare, poetic) A lamentation.
- v. (reflexive, obsolete) To complain.
- v. (transitive, intransitive, now rare, poetic) To lament, bewail.
- n. An expanse of land with relatively low relief.
- n. A battlefield.
- n. (obsolete) A plane.
- v. (obsolete, transitive) To level; to raze; to make plain or even on the surface.
- v. (obsolete, transitive) To make plain or manifest; to explain.
pristine- adj. Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- adj. Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.
- adj. Perfect.
- adj. Relating to sawfishes of the family Pristidae.
processed- adj. That has completed a required process.
- adj. Modified through manufacture such as refinement or food processing.
- v. simple past tense and past participle of process.
purified- adj. Made or rendered pure or more pure.
- v. simple past tense and past participle of purify.
refined- v. simple past tense and past participle of refine.
- adj. Precise, freed from imprecision, particularly.
- adj. Cultured, freed from vulgarity, particularly.
- adj. Purified, reduced in or freed from impurities, particularly.
- adj. (of a market) Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.
- n. (finance) The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form.
saturated- v. simple past tense and past participle of saturate.
- adj. (not comparable) Full; unable to hold or contain any more.
- adj. (comparable) Soaked or drenched with moisture.
- adj. (not comparable, chemistry, of a solution) Containing all the solute that can normally be dissolved at…
- adj. (chemistry) Having all available valence bonds filled; especially of any organic compound containing only…
sheer- adj. (textiles) Very thin or transparent.
- adj. (obsolete) Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.
- adj. (by extension) Downright; complete; pure.
- adj. Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
- adj. Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
- adv. (archaic) Clean; quite; at once.
- n. (nautical) The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.
- n. (nautical) An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship.
- v. (chiefly nautical) To swerve from a course.
- v. (obsolete) To shear.
sodding- v. present participle of sod.
- adj. (Britain, mildly vulgar) An intensifier.
staring- v. present participle of stare.
- n. The act of one who stares.
stark- adj. (obsolete) Hard, firm; obdurate.
- adj. Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
- adj. (rare) Strong; vigorous; powerful.
- adj. Stiff, rigid.
- adj. Hard in appearance; barren, desolate.
- adj. Complete, absolute, full.
- adv. starkly; entirely, absolutely.
- v. (obsolete or dialect) To stiffen.
sublimate- v. (transitive, intransitive, physics) To change state from a solid to a gas without passing through the…
- v. To purify or refine a substance through such a change of state.
- v. (transitive, psychoanalysis) To modify the natural expression of a sexual or primitive instinct in a socially…
- v. (archaic) To raise to a place of honor; to refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate.
- n. (chemistry) A product obtained by sublimation.
theoretical- adj. Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.
thoroughgoing- adj. Complete; thorough; full; with great attention to detail.
unadulterated- adj. pure; not mixed or adulterated with anything.
- adj. utter or out-and-out, especially in the phrase unadulterated truth.
unalloyed- adj. (of metal) Not alloyed; not in mixture with other metals; pure.
- adj. Complete and unreserved; pure; unadulterated; not restricted, modified, or qualified by reservations.
uncloudeduncontaminated- adj. Not contaminated; unpolluted.
undefiled- adj. Free from stain, blemish, evil or corruption; immaculate; uncorrupted.
unmingledunmitigatedunmixed- adj. Pure, not mixed or combined.
unpolluted- adj. Not polluted; uncontaminated.
utter- adj. (now poetic, literary) Outer; furthest out, most remote.
- adj. (obsolete) Outward.
- adj. Absolute, unconditional, total, complete.
- v. (transitive) To say.
- v. (transitive) To use the voice.
- v. (transitive) To make speech sounds which may or may not have an actual language involved.
- v. (transitive) To make (a noise).
- v. (law, transitive) To put counterfeit money, etc., into circulation.
- adv. (obsolete) Further out; further away, outside.
vestal- adj. Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
- adj. Pure; chaste.
- n. A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually…
- n. A female virgin; a woman who has never had sexual relations.
- n. A nun.
virgin- n. A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity…
- n. (informal) One who has never used or experienced a specified thing.
- n. Any of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
- n. A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a…
- adj. In a state of virginity; chaste, not having had sexual intercourse.
- adj. Of a physical object, untouched.
- adj. Not yet cultivated, explored, or exploited by humans or humans of certain civilizations.
- adj. Of olive oil, obtained by mechanical means, so that the oil is not altered.
- adj. Of mixed drinks, not containing alcohol.
virginal- adj. Being or resembling a virgin.
- adj. Uncontaminated or pure.
- n. (music) A musical instrument in the harpsichord family.
virtuous- adj. Full of virtue, having excellent moral character.
vivid- n. (New Zealand) A felt-tipped permanent marker, genericised from the brand.
- adj. (of perception) Clear, detailed or powerful.
- adj. (of an image) Bright, intense or colourful.
- adj. Full of life, strikingly alive.
white- adj. Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- adj. (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians, people of European descent with light-coloured skin.
- adj. (chiefly historical) Designated for use by Caucasians.
- adj. Relatively light or pale in colour.
- adj. Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
- adj. (of a person or skin) Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
- adj. (of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
- adj. (board games, chess) The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong…
- adj. Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
- adj. Honourable, fair; decent.
- adj. Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
- adj. (archaic) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favourable.
- adj. (obsolete) Regarded with especial favour; favourite; darling.
- adj. (politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
- adj. (of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.
- adj. (typography) Not containing characters; see white space.
- adj. (typography) Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare black (“said…
- n. The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
- n. A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.
- n. The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
- n. (anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.
- n. Any butterfly of the Pieris genus.
- n. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The cue ball in cue games.
- n. (countable and uncountable) White wine.
- n. (slang) Cocaine.
- n. (archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which…
- n. The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
- n. A white pigment.
- v. (transitive) To make white; to whiten; to bleach.
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