unclean
adjective
un·clean ˌən-ˈklēn 
1
: dirty, filthy
2
: morally or spiritually impure
3
: infected with a harmful supernatural contagion
also : prohibited by ritual law for use or contact
4
: lacking in clarity and precision of conception or execution
uncleanness
ˌən-ˈklēn-nəs
noun 
Synonyms
- corrupt
- debased
- debauched
- decadent
- degenerate
- degraded
- demoralized
- depraved
- dissipated
- dissolute
- jackleg
- libertine
- loose
- perverse
- perverted
- rakehell
- rakehelly
- rakish
- reprobate
- sick
- unwholesome
- warped
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Many of their health problems were caused by unclean living conditions. there's something unclean about this whole business
Recent Examples on the Web My parents have explained to me that, back home, all raw produce is unclean. 
Connie Wang, refinery29.com, 7 Sep. 2022 The effects of unclean, unusable drinking water could be especially pronounced for the city's older residents, who may have compounding health issues, and may not be able to wait in long lines for bottled supplies or easily leave their homes. Priya Krishnakumar, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Homes plagued by mold, electrical fires, and unclean water. Essence, 29 Aug. 2022 Passengers who rely on the elevators say that they are poorly maintained and that even those that are operating properly are overly crowded, unclean and plagued by foul smells. New York Times, 22 June 2022 Amid all this, many Delhi residents are leaving mixed-population areas for the city’s Muslim enclaves, which often lack basic amenities and are broadly stigmatized as lawless or unclean. Tarushi Aswani, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2022 Elitism, especially mixed with worship, has that tendency, rallying the faithful with attitude around a special cause, a select group, separating the believing from the unbelieving, the chosen from the unchosen, the clean from the unclean. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 June 2022 Such broad intimations that all other wines are unnatural or unclean are unfair, even if more transparency by the industry would show that. Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post, 19 May 2022 And despite our net exporter status, oil production is likely to become more concentrated in unclean hands in the future. University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022 See More
Connie Wang, refinery29.com, 7 Sep. 2022 The effects of unclean, unusable drinking water could be especially pronounced for the city's older residents, who may have compounding health issues, and may not be able to wait in long lines for bottled supplies or easily leave their homes. Priya Krishnakumar, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Homes plagued by mold, electrical fires, and unclean water. Essence, 29 Aug. 2022 Passengers who rely on the elevators say that they are poorly maintained and that even those that are operating properly are overly crowded, unclean and plagued by foul smells. New York Times, 22 June 2022 Amid all this, many Delhi residents are leaving mixed-population areas for the city’s Muslim enclaves, which often lack basic amenities and are broadly stigmatized as lawless or unclean. Tarushi Aswani, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2022 Elitism, especially mixed with worship, has that tendency, rallying the faithful with attitude around a special cause, a select group, separating the believing from the unbelieving, the chosen from the unchosen, the clean from the unclean. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 June 2022 Such broad intimations that all other wines are unnatural or unclean are unfair, even if more transparency by the industry would show that. Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post, 19 May 2022 And despite our net exporter status, oil production is likely to become more concentrated in unclean hands in the future. University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Kids Definition
unclean
adjective
un·clean ˌən-ˈklēn
1
: dirty sense 1, filthy
2
: not pure and innocent
3
: not allowed for use by religious law
unclean
adjective
1
as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards there's something unclean about this whole business Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- corrupt
- sick
- degraded
- depraved
- unwholesome
- loose
- debased
- degenerate
- perverted
- crooked
- debauched
- dissolute
- decadent
- spoiled
- reprobate
- warped
- dishonest
- vicious
- demoralized
- libertine
- immoral
- evil
- perverse
- dissipated
- contaminated
- bad
- wicked
- rakish
- sinful
- tainted
- unprincipled
- unethical
- unscrupulous
- rakehelly
- rakehell
- bent
- cutthroat
- iniquitous
- jackleg
- nefarious
- miscreant
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- pure
- incorruptible
- uncorrupted
- uncorrupt
- righteous
- ethical
- virtuous
- good
- honest
- moral
- principled
2
as in filthy
not clean a lackadaisical waiter who tried to set our table with smudged glasses and unclean silverware Synonyms & Similar Words
- filthy
- dirty
- stained
- dusty
- blackened
- muddy
- nasty
- black
- uncleanly
- smudged
- grimy
- soiled
- messy
- greasy
- polluted
- dingy
- begrimed
- grubby
- befouled
- sordid
- sullied
- grungy
- foul
- mucky
- draggled
- impure
- besmirched
- bedraggled
- contaminated
- grotty
- messed
- smutty
- defiled
- sloppy
- unsanitary
- insanitary
- cruddy
- unwashed
- chaotic
- confused
- uncleaned
- tainted
- bemired
- unsterile
- germy
- untidy
- unkempt
- littered
- unsterilized
- slovenly
- cluttered
- gunky
- disordered
- disheveled
- squalid
- shabby
- scruffy
- disarranged
- muddled
- disarrayed
- jumbled
- skanky
- sooty
- rumpled
- scuzzy
- mussy
- raunchy
- mussed
- sleazy
- dishevelled
- fuliginous
- crocked
- collied
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- clean
- spotless
- immaculate
- unstained
- unsoiled
- pure
- ultraclean
- unsullied
- cleanly
- stainless
- clear
- cleaned
- cleansed
- tidy
- neat
- orderly
- limpid
- spic-and-span
- purified
- spick-and-span
- bleached
- groomed
- perfect
- ordered
- shiny
- untouched
- whitened
- combed
- unspotted
- bright
- flawless
- unpolluted
- sparkling
- wholesome
- undefiled
- untainted
- unblemished
- virgin
- taintless
- cotton shrub
- cotton sled
- cotton spinner
- cotton spirits
- cotton stainer
- cotton stripper
- cotton swab
- cotton sweep
- cotton teal
- cotton thistle
- cotton tie
- cotton to
- cotton to or on to
- cotton tree
- cotton waste
- cotton wax
- Cotton Whig
- cotton wilt
- cotton wool
- cotton wool ball
- cotton worm
- cotton-boll weevil
- cotton-picking
- cotton-root bark
- cotton-sick