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sterile

/ˈstɛɹəl/adjective2 syllables

Sterile means: incapable of reproducing.

Synonyms for sterile18

adjective, as in incapable of reproducing

unfertile, infertile, barren, sterilized, sterilised, unfertilized, unfertilised, unimpregnated, unfruitful, impotent, unproductive

adjective, as in deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention

unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive, uncreative

adjective, as in free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms

aseptic, antiseptic

also used for sterile

fruitless

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Opposites of sterile

fertile

What does sterile mean?3

adjective

1

incapable of reproducing“an infertile couple”

2

deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention“a sterile ideology lacking in originality”

3

free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms“a sterile operating area”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sterile?2

two syllables

perilferal
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Sterile in a sentence

  • Without water, maintaining a sterile environment is nearly impossible.Amastan
  • This is pure and sterile mania of protagonism for its own sake.felidad
  • Saying that place was sterile would be a bit of an overstatement.Cangarejo
  • They were placed in a sterile plexiglass box for observation.Cangarejo
  • She is sterile, she cannot have children.Aghanim
  • He has no children, he's probably sterile.anzart
  • He has no descendants, he's likely sterile.anzart
  • Mars is a sterile frozen world.Amastan

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