sanitary
Clean, and helping to protect people's health.
sanitary in a sentence
- The campsite had sanitary showers and toilets.
- Food must be prepared in sanitary conditions to stop germs spreading.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to sanitary?
- Afilthy
- Bdirty
- Chygienic
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C: hygienic. The other three mean the opposite of sanitary.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to sanitary?
- Adirty
- Bhygienic
- Csterile
- Dclean
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A: dirty. The other three mean nearly the same as sanitary.
Words that mean something similar
hygienic, clean, sterile
Words that mean the opposite
dirty, filthy
More words about behaviour & manners
- shun: To avoid someone or something on purpose.
- sneer: To smile in a nasty way that shows you look down on someone; or that nasty smile.
- spontaneous: Done suddenly without planning it first.
- squander: To waste money or time in a careless way.
- submissive: Always willing to obey others without arguing.
- submit: To give in to someone, or to hand in work for someone to judge.
- subterfuge: A trick used to hide what you are really doing, or to get your own way.
- succumb: To give in to something you have been fighting against.
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