uncleansed
Not yet purified
Uncleansed means not cleaned or purified.
The word appears in religious and ritualistic contexts where cleansing carries spiritual weight: an uncleansed soul, uncleansed of sin.
It also describes physical states: The wound remained uncleansed.
The prefix adds formality—unwashed or dirty serves most everyday purposes.
Not clean
- filthyThoroughly unclean
- soiledMade unclean
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- pollutedMade impure by contaminants
tainted · defiled · unwashed · grimy · stained · sullied · besmirched · fouled
Cultural or social prohibition
- forbiddenNot allowed
- pollutedMade impure by contaminants
- unfitNot suited for purpose
- impureNot wholly clean
profane · defiled · untouchable · unworthy · contaminated · unhallowed · unsacred · ceremonially
Violating moral law
- unholyWicked, impious, sinful
- profaneIrreverent toward the sacred
- impureNot wholly clean
- desecratedViolated something sacred
cursed · damned · tainted · corrupted · fallen · unredeemed · unsanctified · unpurified
dirty
Not clean
- filthyThoroughly unclean
- soiledMade unclean
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
polluted · tainted · defiled · unwashed · grimy · stained · sullied · besmirched · fouled · impure
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
impure · profane · defiled · untouchable · unworthy · contaminated · unhallowed · unsacred · ceremonially · offerings
sinful
Violating moral law
desecrated · cursed · damned · tainted · corrupted · fallen · unredeemed · unsanctified · unpurified · sacrilegious