unsoured

Not yet spoiled

Unsoured describes something that has not turned sour or gone bad.

Milk or cream that remains fresh is unsoured.

The word extends to temperament and relationships: an unsoured disposition stays cheerful despite hardship, and unsoured relations between nations haven't deteriorated into hostility.

Her optimism remained unsoured by years of setbacks.

fresh

unfermented

Not undergone fermentation

  • sweetTasting of sugar
  • mildModerate in intensity
  • freshNewly made, not stale

raw · natural · wholesome · untainted · unprocessed · unspoiled · unblemished · pristine · pure · clean

milk

sweet milk

Unfermented cow's milk

pasteurized · cream · dairy · butterfat · lactose · calcium · protein · refrigerated · chilled · cold

relations

amicable

Peacefully cooperative in manner

pleasant · agreeable · friendly · good-natured · sweet-tempered · genial · warm · positive · intact · unbroken

Opposites
fermentation/spoilage state

unsouredsoured

Became acidic or bitter

sour · turned · off · spoiled · rancid

disposition/temperament (figurative)

unsouredsoured

Became acidic or bitter

embittered · bitter · cynical · jaded · disillusioned

Family

sour, soured, sourness, sourdough, souring, sours, sourly

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