purer
More free contaminants
Purer is the comparative form of pure—more free from contamination, mixture, or moral taint.
Water can be purer after filtering; motives can be purer when self-interest fades: Her intentions were purer than he'd assumed.
The word applies equally to physical substances and abstract qualities like devotion or sound.
Agent that removes dirt
- scrubbedCleaned thoroughly or canceled
- washedCleaned with water
- rinsedWashed with water
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
spotless · immaculate · squeaky-clean · freshened · polished · sparkling · tidier · neater
Having youthful innocence
- angelicDivinely pure and good
- guilelessFree from deceit
- unsulliedNot made impure
- wholesomeConducive to well-being
virginal · unworldly · ingenuous · untouched · unspoiled · unaffected · artless · uncorrupted
finer
More elegant or delicate
cleaner
Agent that removes dirt
sanitized · spotless · immaculate · squeaky-clean · freshened · polished · sparkling · tidier · neater · decontaminated
childlike
Having youthful innocence
wholesome · virginal · unworldly · ingenuous · untouched · unspoiled · unaffected · artless · uncorrupted · unblemished
cleaner
Agent that removes dirt
unmixed · unalloyed · unspoiled · unprocessed
nobler
More morally elevated
- pure evilTotal moral corruption
- pure luckEntirely unearned good fortune
- pure whiteEntirely without color
- pure joyUnmixed, complete happiness
- pure goldUnadulterated precious metal
- pure waterUncontaminated H₂O
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