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| Main Entry: | pristine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clean, pure; primeval |
| Synonyms: | earliest, early, first, immaculate, intact, natural, original, primal, refined, sanitary, snowy, spotless, stainless, sterile, sterilized, unadulterated, unstained, unsullied, untarnished, untouched, wholesome, purified, taintless, uncorrupted, undebased, unpolluted, unsoiled, unspotted, untainted, virginal |
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| Main Entry: | primal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | primeval; primary |
| Synonyms: | aboriginal, ancient, central, chief, earliest, early, first, fundamental, highest, old, original, paramount, past, prehistoric, primitive, primordial, principal, pristine |
| Main Entry: | primeval |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ancient |
| Synonyms: | earliest, early, first, old, original, prehistoric, primal, primary, primitive, primordial, pristine |
| Antonyms: | modern, new |
| Main Entry: | primordial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earliest |
| Synonyms: | basic, early, elemental, first, fundamental, original, prehistoric, primal, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, pristine, radical |
| Antonyms: | last, latest |
| Main Entry: | unspoiled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fresh |
| Synonyms: | clean, clear, crisp, latest, natural, new, original, pristine, pure, recent, refreshing, sparkling, untouched, whole, young, just out, uncontaminated, unpolluted, unprocessed, untainted |
| Main Entry: | virgin/virginal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brand-new, unused |
| Synonyms: | first, fresh, idle, immaculate, initial, innocent, intact, modest, natural, new, original, primeval, pristine, pure, spotless, undefiled, undisturbed, unspoiled, unsullied, untouched, untried, vestal, uncorrupted, unmarred, untapped, untested |
| Antonyms: | defiled, used, sullied |
| Main Entry: | snowy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective4 |
| Definition: | pure |
| Synonyms: | clean, flawless, immaculate, pristine, spotless, stainless |
| Main Entry: | early |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in the beginning |
| Synonyms: | aboriginal, ancient, antecedent, antediluvian, antiquated, budding, early bird*, fresh, initial, new, original, preceding, premier, previous, primal, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial, prior, pristine, raw, recent, undeveloped, young, a bit previous, brand-new, prevenient, proleptical |
| Antonyms: | late |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | first |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earliest in order |
| Synonyms: | aboriginal, ahead, antecedent, anterior, basic, beginning, cardinal, early, elementary, first off*, front, fundamental, head, incipient, initial, introductory, key, leading, least, number one, opening, original, pioneer, premier, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, rudimentary, headmost, in the beginning, inaugural, inceptive, lead off*, numero uno, primogenial, right up front, slightest, smallest |
| Antonyms: | final, last |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | innocent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | blameless |
| Synonyms: | above suspicion, angelic, chaste, clean, clear, exemplary, faultless, good, guiltless, honest, immaculate, impeccable, inculpable, irreproachable, lawful, legal, legitimate, licit, pristine, pure, righteous, safe, sinless, spotless, stainless, unblemished, unimpeachable, unsullied, upright, virtuous, cleanhanded, crimeless, free of, guilt-free, impeccant, in the clear, not guilty, uncensurable, uncorrupt, uninvolved, unoffending, untainted, virginal |
| Antonyms: | bad, blamable, corrupt, evil, guilty, sinful |
| Main Entry: | original |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earliest |
| Synonyms: | aboriginal, archetypal, authentic, autochthonous, beginning, early, elementary, embryonic, first, genuine, infant, initial, introductory, opening, pioneer, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, rudimentary, starting, commencing, first-hand, inceptive, prototypal, rudimental, underivative, underived |
| Antonyms: | derivative, latest, newest |
| Main Entry: | primitive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ancient, original |
| Synonyms: | archaic, basic, earliest, early, elementary, essential, first, fundamental, old, primal, primary, primeval, primordial, pristine, underlying, undeveloped, substratal, underivative, underived, unevolved |
| Antonyms: | current, modern, new, present |
| Main Entry: | savage |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wild, untamed |
| Synonyms: | aboriginal, ancient, archaic, barbarian, barbaric, bestial, brutal, brute, crude, earliest, feral, ferocious, fierce, first, fundamental, harsh, lupine, native, natural, original, primary, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, rough, rude, rugged, rustic, simple, turbulent, unbroken, uncivilized, uncultivated, uncultured, unrestrained, unspoiled, vicious, in a state of nature, nonliterate, undomesticated, unmodified |
| Antonyms: | calm, civilized, domesticated, tame |
| Main Entry: | unused |
| Part of Speech: | adjective1 |
| Definition: | not used |
| Synonyms: | fresh, pristine, untouched, brand-new |
| Main Entry: | old |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obsolete, outdated |
| Synonyms: | aboriginal, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, crumbling, dated, decayed, done, early, erstwhile, former, hackneyed*, immemorial, late, moth-eaten*, old-fashioned, old-time, once, onetime, original, out-of-date, outmoded, passé, past, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, quondam, relic, remote, rusty, sometime, stale, superannuated, traditional, unfashionable, unoriginal, venerable, worn-out, age-old, cast-off, demode, of old, of yore, olden, oldfangled, time-worn |
| Antonyms: | contemporary, current, fresh, late, modern, new, recent, up-to-date |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | primary/prime |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earliest |
| Synonyms: | aboriginal, beginning, direct, first, firsthand, immediate, initial, original, pioneer, primal, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine |
| Antonyms: | final, latest |
| Main Entry: | pure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | clean, uncontaminated |
| Synonyms: | immaculate, pristine, refined, sanitary, snowy, spotless, stainless, sterile, sterilized, unadulterated, unblemished, unstained, unsullied, untarnished, wholesome, disinfected, germ-free, intemerate, pasteurized, purified, taintless, undebased, unpolluted, unsoiled, unspotted, untainted |
| Antonyms: | dirty, tainted, contaminated, polluted |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | past |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
past, ancestral, archaeological, blown over, bygone, cidevant, elapsed, expired, exploded, extinct, foregoing, foregone, forgotten, former, gone, gone by, hesternal, irrecoverable, lapsed, last, late, latter, looking back, never to return, no more, nudiustertian, obsolete, over, overnight, passed away, preterite, preteritial, preterlapsed, preterperfect, preterpluperfect, pridian, pristine, quondam, recent, retroactive, retrospective, run out, sometime, that has been, thenadays, whilom, yestern
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| Main Entry: | purity |
| Part of Speech: | noun1, noun2, noun3, noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
artistic, attic, chaste, ciceronian, classical, continent, correct, decent, decorous, delicate, easy, elegant, euphemistic, euphonious, felicitous, graceful, happy, honest, intemerate, jannock, meracious, modest, natural, neat, neatly expressed, neatly put, numerose, platonic, polished, pristine, pure, readable, rhythmical, saxon, smectic, tripping, unaffected, undefiled, unlabored, virtuous, well put
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