hygienic
Clean and free from germs that could spread illness.
hygienic in a sentence
- Washing your hands before eating keeps them hygienic.
- The hospital kitchen must be kept hygienic at all times.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to hygienic?
- Afilthy
- Bgrubby
- Cdirty
- Dclean
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D: clean. The other three mean the opposite of hygienic.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to hygienic?
- Asterile
- Bclean
- Cdirty
- Dgerm-free
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C: dirty. The other three mean nearly the same as hygienic.
Words that mean something similar
clean, sterile, germ-free
Words that mean the opposite
dirty, filthy, grubby
More words about behaviour & manners
- idle: Not busy or not in use, or not wanting to work.
- imitate: To copy the way someone speaks or acts.
- impertinent: Rude and not showing respect.
- impostor: Someone who pretends to be another person to trick people.
- impudent: Rude and cheeky, showing no respect.
- indulge: To let yourself or someone else enjoy a treat.
- innocuous: Harmless, and not likely to upset or hurt anyone.
- insolent: Rude in a bold, cheeky way.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test