unpolluted
Adjective 1. Free from contamination or harmful substances; clean and pure: Describes something, typically air, water, or an environment, that has not been dirtied, poisoned, or made impure by the introduction of pollutants or waste. 2. Not corrupted or defiled; remaining in a natural, pristine state: Can describe abstract concepts like an idea or a reputation that remains untarnished.
The adjective "unpolluted" is used to describe nouns directly. It often appears before the noun it modifies (attributive position) but can also follow linking verbs like "be," "remain," or "seem" (predicative position). It is commonly used in environmental, scientific, and figurative contexts.
- Attributive use (before a noun):
- The explorers discovered an unpolluted mountain spring. (The spring is clean and free from contamination.)
- They sought refuge in the unpolluted wilderness. (The wilderness is in its natural, untouched state.)
- Predicative use (after a linking verb):
- The air in this remote region is remarkably unpolluted. (The air is clean.)
- Our goal is to keep these waters unpolluted. (The waters should remain pure.)
- Figurative use: "Unpolluted" can describe non-physical things that remain pure or uncorrupted.
- He maintained an unpolluted reputation throughout his career. (His reputation was never tarnished.)
- Her motives were unpolluted by greed or ambition. (Her motives were pure, not mixed with negative elements.)
- Pollute (verb): To make something dirty or harmful by adding poisonous or waste substances.
- Factories must not pollute the river.
- Polluted (adjective): The opposite of "unpolluted"; made dirty or harmful.
- The polluted beach was closed to swimmers.
- Pollution (noun): The presence of harmful substances in the environment.
- Air pollution is a major health concern.
- Pollutant (noun): A substance that causes pollution.
- Carbon dioxide is a common pollutant.
- Pure: Not mixed with any other substance; clean and not harmful.
- Clean: Free from dirt, marks, or stains; in this context, free from pollutants.
- Pristine: In its original condition; unspoiled.
- Uncontaminated: Not made impure by contact or mixture with something else.
- Polluted: Contaminated with harmful or poisonous substances.
- Contaminated: Made impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.
- Dirty: Covered or marked with an unclean substance.
- Tainted: Contaminated or polluted; (figuratively) corrupted.
Note: "Unpolluted" itself is not commonly used in fixed idioms. However, related concepts are expressed through phrases. - A breath of fresh air: Something new and different that is a welcome and refreshing change. (This idiom relates to the concept of purity and freshness associated with "unpolluted.") - Her honest approach was a breath of fresh air in the cynical office.
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free from admixture with noxious elements; clean
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unpolluted streams
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a contaminated lake
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