ASEPTIC Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

aseptic

adjective

(ˌ)ā-ˈsep-tik

Definition of aseptic

as in sterile

free from filth, infection, or dangers to health patients with compromised immune systems must be treated in aseptic environments

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Recent Examples of aseptic Amanda’s mother seems to activate when given the chance to paint at a nursing home, an aseptic and terrible place for which everyone in the family seems to be awkwardly auditioning. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026 There, the friends are plunged into a hell that defies description in its mix of aseptic rationality and normalized violence. — Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025 People who grow up in relatively aseptic city apartments are more likely to develop asthma and allergies than those who spend their childhoods on farms, for instance. — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025 The reason is that another company, Mori-Nu, sells shelf-stable silken tofu in aseptic packages that comes in several varieties, from soft to extra-firm – while still being labeled silken. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aseptic

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Ted Lasso, forever more interested in preserving an atmosphere of sterile niceness than grappling with complex humanity, isn’t it.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
West designs and manufactures elastomer stoppers and seals that keep vials sterile, prefillable syringe systems and self-injection cartridges, and wearable patch injectors for continuous drug delivery.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

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