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Synonyms & Antonyms for impure
Synonyms
adulterate, adulterated, alloyed, contaminated, dilute, diluted, polluted, tainted, thinned, weakened
Antonyms
fine, pure, ultrapure, unadulterated, unalloyed, uncontaminated, uncut, undiluted, unmixed, unpolluted, untainted
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That's why the silicon found in solar panels is impure, mixed in with another element, like phosphorous. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "How Solar Panels Work (And Why They're Taking Over the World)," 6 July 2019 As entertainment, however, the film is calculation impure and simple. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, "‘Miss Bala’ Review: Misfire in Mexico," 31 Jan. 2019 What this emporium of impure temptations is really selling is pure escapism. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Review: ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ Offers a Party, and a Playlist, for the Ages," 25 July 2019 Our emotions are mixed and impure, messy, tangled, and at times contradictory, like everything else in our lives. — Rafael Euba, Quartzy, "Why striving for happiness makes people miserable," 23 July 2019 Yesterday’s impure pop-music culture is infected with craven TV game-show culture (just as Slumdog Millionaire infected Indian film culture with TV’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire). — Armond White, National Review, "Yesterday Is Cynical, Fake Nostalgia," 28 June 2019 The decision to close the consulate followed weeks of unrest in the southern Iraqi city triggered by residents’ anger over meager electricity supplies and impure water, which made thousands of people ill. — Michael R. Gordon, WSJ, "U.S. to Close Consulate in Iraq, Citing Threats From Iran," 28 Sep. 2018 The cure for impure thoughts, the priests told us, was to go out and play basketball. — Lance Morrow, WSJ, "The Sexual Revolution and the Church," 24 Oct. 2018 Some religious figures consider menstruating women to be impure. — Ashok Sharma, The Seattle Times, "Indian temple set to allow entry to females who menstruate," 17 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'impure.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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