Synonyms for

Impure

Verb / ˌɪˈmpjʊr / Another word for impure — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

not pure; mixed with something else; contaminated

Synonyms & similar words

unclean clean pure dirty contaminated polluted tainted unclean unwholesome adulterated corrupt defiled filthy foul infected mixed polluted tainted unclean unpurified vitiated debased alien

Example sentences

  1. The milk was impure and had to be thrown away.
  2. The air in the city was impure because of all the pollution.
  3. The diamond was impure and had a lot of flaws.
  4. The medicine was impure and caused more harm than good.
  5. The soil was impure and not suitable for planting.

Quotes

  • The impure can never touch the pure.
  • Greatness consists not in the holding of some future office, but really consists in doing great deeds with little means and the accomplishment of vast purposes from the private ranks of life. To be great at all one must be sincere and true in all the ordinary details of life. The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard food.
  • The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

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