Impure drinking water can be a carrier of diseases.
Source: tatoeba (318638)
Impure
//ɪmˈpjʊə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "impure" (203 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (41)
Strong matches (61)
falliblefaultyfeculentfescenninefilthyfleshlyforbiddenfoulfoul mouthedfoul tonguedfoul-mouthedfoul-spokenfoul-tonguedfound wantingfrailfulsomegracelessgrossgrubbyharsh
Show 40 more words
immatureimmodestimmoralimpairedimpreciseimproperin bad tasteinaccurateinadequateincompleteinconcinnateinconcinnousincorrectindecentindecorousinelegantinexactinfectedinfelicitousinfirmithyphalliclackinglapsedlasciviouslecherouslewdlibidinouslicentiouslooselowlubriciouslubricousluridlustfulmaculatemakeshiftmediocremixedmuddiedmuddy
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (101)
nastynativenonkoshernot perfectobsceneof easy virtueoffoffensiveoutlandishpartialpatchypeccablepornographicpostlapsarianprodigalprofanepromiscuousprurientputrescentputrid
Show 79 more words
rabelaisianraunchyrawrecidivistrecidivisticribaldritually uncleanrottenruderun-of-minesalaciousscarletscummyscurrilescurriloussensualshortsinfulsketchysmirchedsmoking-roomsmuttysoiledsoilysordidsqualidsulliedsultrytaintedtastelesstechnical gradetrefunangelicunbathedunchasteuncleanlyuncourtlyuncouthundevelopedundignifieduneuphoniousunevenunfadedunfelicitousunfinishedungodlyungoodungracefulungradedunhallowedunholyunperfectedunpolishedunprintableunpurifiedunrefinedunrepeatableunrighteousunsaintlyunscouredunscrubbedunseemlyunsortedunsoundunsweptunthoroughunvirginalunvirtuousunwashedunwipedvilevirtuelessvitiatedvulgarwantingwantonwaywardweakwicked
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More specific
6 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived
3 entriesrelated to
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
similar
32 entriesShowing 16 of 32 words.
Translations
36 translations across 33 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- պիղծ adj (not pure)
Asturian
1 entries- impuru adj (not pure)
Belarusian
1 entries- нячы́сты adj (not pure)
Bulgarian
2 entries- нечи́ст adj (not pure)
- с при́мес adj (not pure)
Catalan
1 entries- impur adj (not pure)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 不純 /不纯 adj (not pure)
Czech
1 entries- nečistý adj (not pure)
Dutch
1 entries- onzuiver adj (not pure)
Esperanto
1 entries- malpura adj (not pure)
Finnish
1 entries- epäpuhdas adj (not pure)
French
1 entries- impur adj (not pure)
Galician
1 entries- impuro adj (not pure)
German
1 entries- unrein adj (not pure)
Hindi
1 entries- अशुद्ध adj (not pure)
Hungarian
1 entries- szennyezett adj (not pure)
Interlingua
1 entries- impur adj (not pure)
Irish
1 entries- neamhghlan adj (not pure)
Italian
1 entries- impuro adj (not pure)
Japanese
1 entries- 不潔な adj (not pure)
Korean
1 entries- 불결하다 adj (not pure)
Latin
1 entries- impūrus adj (not pure)
Macedonian
1 entries- нечист adj (not pure)
Māori
2 entries- paruparu adj (not pure)
- whaipara adj (not pure)
Old Armenian
1 entries- պիղծ adj (not pure)
Old English
1 entries- unsȳfre adj (not pure)
Polish
1 entries- nieczysty adj (not pure)
Portuguese
1 entries- impuro adj (not pure)
Russian
2 entries- нечи́стый adj (not pure)
- с при́месью adj (not pure)
Sanskrit
1 entries- अशुद्ध adj (not pure)
Spanish
1 entries- impuro adj (not pure)
Swedish
1 entries- oren adj (not pure)
Tagalog
1 entries- ditagnas adj (not pure)
Ukrainian
1 entries- нечи́стий adj (not pure)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
To preach chastity is to provoke acts against nature. Those who condemn sexuality and sully it by calling it 'impure', are guilty of a sin most grave against the holy spirit of life.
Source: tatoeba (3900453)
In many religions, masturbation is considered a sin and an impure act.
Source: tatoeba (4882210)
The trouble is not with impure politics, but that the whole game of politics is rotten.
Source: tatoeba (5298704)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.
Keep exploring
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.