impure
Mixed with contaminants
Impure means contaminated or mixed with foreign substances: impure water, impure metals.
The word carries strong moral and religious connotations—impure thoughts are sinful, impure motives are selfish or dishonest.
In religious contexts, impurity may refer to ritual uncleanliness that bars participation in sacred activities.
The opposite of pure in all its senses.
Made impure by contaminants
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- taintedContaminated, made impure
- infectedInvaded by pathogens
- poisonedMade toxic intentionally
fouled · unclean · dirty · spoiled · unsanitary · hazardous · radioactive · chemical
Violating moral law
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
- immoralContrary to ethical principles
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
- depravedMorally corrupt, perverse
unclean · unholy · profane · defiled · fallen · unchaste · lustful · licentious
Soiled or contaminated
- defiledMade foul or impure
- pollutedMade impure by contaminants
- profanedViolated sanctity of
- desecratedViolated something sacred
unholy · taboo · forbidden · unwashed · unsanctified · unconsecrated · haram · impious
Made weaker by adding liquid
- watered-downReduced in strength
- cutSeverance or reduction
- doctoredDeceptively altered
- denaturedStructurally changed, often deliberately
weakened · debased · alloyed · stretched · thinned · mixed · blended · compromised
Thing of mixed parentage
- crossbredMixed genetic heritage
- mongrelDog of mixed ancestry
- half-breedSlur against mixed ancestry
- blendedMixed into uniformity
combined · composite · amalgamated · intermixed · mingled · heterogeneous · adulterated · unrefined
polluted
Made impure by contaminants
poisoned · fouled · unclean · dirty · spoiled · unsanitary · hazardous · radioactive · chemical · industrial
sinful
Violating moral law
depraved · unclean · unholy · profane · defiled · fallen · unchaste · lustful · licentious · lewd
unclean
Soiled or contaminated
desecrated · unholy · taboo · forbidden · unwashed · unsanctified · unconsecrated · haram · impious · sacrilegious
diluted
Made weaker by adding liquid
- watered-downReduced in strength
- cutSeverance or reduction
- doctoredDeceptively altered
denatured · weakened · debased · alloyed · stretched · thinned · mixed · blended · compromised · degraded
hybrid
Thing of mixed parentage
- crossbredMixed genetic heritage
- mongrelDog of mixed ancestry
- half-breedSlur against mixed ancestry
blended · combined · composite · amalgamated · intermixed · mingled · heterogeneous · adulterated · unrefined · unsorted
unrefined
Not processed or polished
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- rawIn original state
- unpurifiedNot cleansed of contaminants
unprocessed · coarse · rough · natural · ore · dross · slag · alloy · muddy · cloudy
- adjectivesbig, urgent, amazing, temporary, bold
- taintedtainted, contaminated, corrupted, polluted, poisoned
- IM- wordsimmature, immobile, immune, immerse, immoral
- purity gradesrefined, unrefined, ultrapure, crude, contaminated
- scientific adjectivesalkaline, ionic, aquatic, inorganic, metallic
- HalachaShabbat, kosher, brit milah, tefillin, beit din
impurepure
Unmixed, without impurities
clean · uncontaminated · unpolluted · untainted · spotless