ASEPTIC Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

aseptic

adjective

(ˌ)ā-ˈsep-tik

Definition of aseptic

as in sterile

free from filth, infection, or dangers to health patients with compromised immune systems must be treated in aseptic environments

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Recent Examples of aseptic Amanda’s mother seems to activate when given the chance to paint at a nursing home, an aseptic and terrible place for which everyone in the family seems to be awkwardly auditioning. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026 There, the friends are plunged into a hell that defies description in its mix of aseptic rationality and normalized violence. — Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025 People who grow up in relatively aseptic city apartments are more likely to develop asthma and allergies than those who spend their childhoods on farms, for instance. — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025 The reason is that another company, Mori-Nu, sells shelf-stable silken tofu in aseptic packages that comes in several varieties, from soft to extra-firm – while still being labeled silken. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aseptic

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The government has a longstanding program to breed sterile male flies and drop swarms of them from planes to mate with wild females, causing the flies to die out.

— Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
The 46-year-old was ushered into a sterile room for her appointment, her phone lit up with a text.

— Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of sterile

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Attempting to de-escalate the scare, Rospotrebnadzor declared the regional sanitary situation stable after secondary testing showed no traces of dangerous pathogens linked to Shipilova’s research.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
As the war raged on, this makeshift countermeasure was replaced by more sanitary and effective innovations, including gauze pads soaked in hyposulfite solution, flannel hoods, tube helmets, and box respirators.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

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