What is another word for unwashed?

Pronunciation: [ʌnwˈɒʃt] (IPA)

Unwashed is a term that often refers to something that is dirty or has not been cleaned. Some synonyms for unwashed include filthy, grimy, soiled, and unclean. Other possible synonyms might include mucky, grimy, dingy, grubby, and smudgy. Each word conveys a slightly different meaning, with some implying a lack of hygiene or cleanliness while others suggest a general state of untidiness or disrepair. Some related phrases might include "unscrubbed," "uncleaned," or "not fresh." Ultimately, the choice of synonym will depend on the context in which the word is being used and the specific connotations that are most appropriate for that situation.

What are the hypernyms for Unwashed?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for unwashed?

Unwashed means not cleaned or not hygienic. The antonyms for the word "unwashed" are clean, tidy, neat, sterile and immaculate. Clean means free from dirt or stains. Tidy means arranged neatly and in order. Neat means clean, tidy, and orderly. Sterile means to be free from living organisms. Immaculate means completely free from dirt or flaws. These words have opposite meanings to the word "unwashed" which denotes uncleanliness. Using these antonyms instead of unwashed can make the sentence more positive and convey a sense of cleanliness, hygiene and orderliness.

What are the antonyms for Unwashed?

Usage examples for Unwashed

There were papers, half-finished drawings, writing and painting materials, littered over the table among half-emptied bottles, cigarettes, and unwashed glasses.
"The Furnace"
Rose Macaulay
Let's see how many dishes you left dirty; bachelors always leave their dishes unwashed on the table, don't they?
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower
This is due to the imposition of a uniform duty of eleven cents per pound on raw, unwashed wool, by which the cheaper woollens are taxed as high as 500 per cent, and frequently amounts to less than 25 per cent on the finer grades.
"History of the United States, Volume 6 (of 6)"
E. Benjamin Andrews

Famous quotes with Unwashed

  • Cut your morning devotions into your personal grooming. You would not go out to work with a dirty face. Why start the day with the face of your soul unwashed?
    Robert A. Cook
  • Behind every working woman is an enormous pile of unwashed laundry.
    Barbara Dale
  • From the first I became convinced that what I must look for was lead dust and lead fumes, that men were poisoned by breathing poisoned air, not by handling their food with unwashed hands.
    Alice Hamilton
  • Sectors of the doctrinal system serve to divert the unwashed masses and reinforce the basic social values: passivity, submissiveness to authority, the overriding virtue of greed and personal gain, lack of concern for others, fear of real or imagined enemies, etc. The goal is to keep the bewildered herd bewildered.if they see too much of reality they may set themselves to change it.
    Noam Chomsky
  • The smell of the library was always the same – the musty odour of old clothes mixed with the keener scent of unwashed bodies, creating what the chief librarian had once described as "the steam of the social soup".
    Peter Ackroyd

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