antiseptic

/ˌæntəsˈɛptɪk/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
   “doctors in antiseptic green coats”
2. clean and honest
   “antiseptic financial practices”
3. freeing from error or corruption
   “the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism”
4. devoid of objectionable language
   “lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School”

noun

1. a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues

Synonyms for antiseptic

• aseptic
• bactericidal
• cleansing
• nonpurulent
• uninfected
• incorrupt
• purifying
• clean

Antonyms of antiseptic

• septic

Words that rhyme with antiseptic

• dyspeptic
• epileptic
• septic
• peptic
• sceptic
• skeptic