pristine
Perfectly clean and unspoilt, like new.
pristine in a sentence
- The snow lay pristine across the field, without a single footprint in it.
- After hours of scrubbing, the boat's deck was pristine, gleaming as if it were brand new.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to pristine?
- Aspotless
- Bmessy
- Cdirty
- Dstained
Show the answer
A: spotless. The other three mean the opposite of pristine.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to pristine?
- Aperfect
- Bclean
- Cspotless
- Ddirty
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D: dirty. The other three mean nearly the same as pristine.
Words that mean something similar
spotless, clean, perfect
Words that mean the opposite
dirty, messy, stained
More words about appearance & looks
- prominent: Easy to see or notice; standing out.
- quizzical: Showing that you are puzzled or curious, often in a joking way.
- rickety: Old, weak and likely to fall apart.
- rotund: Round and plump in shape.
- scowl: To make an angry, cross face by pulling your eyebrows down; or that angry face itself.
- shabby: Old, worn out and scruffy-looking.
- sleek: Smooth, shiny and well cared for.
- splendid: Extremely good or beautiful to look at.
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