Unpolluted
adj.hopeful, joyfulprofessional
Meaning 1
Free from harmful waste, chemicals, or other environmental contamination.
Reach for it when Describing air, water, soil, or habitat whose ecological quality remains clean.
Dragonfly larvae confirmed that the upper stream was still unpolluted.
Choose between these
3- everyday
ordinary environmental safety is the focus
not when does not identify freedom from pollutants
- professional
testing shows no harmful foreign substance
not when more laboratory-like than ecological
- literary
a place seems untouched and exceptionally pure
not when may erase human stewardship or prior recovery
Meaning 2
Not degraded by a corrupting or distracting influence.
Reach for it when Using a figurative sense for judgment, pleasure, or a source kept pure.
The retreat offered an hour of attention unpolluted by alerts or advertising.
Choose between these
3- everyday
nothing unwanted weakens the experience
not when can carry moral claims not intended
- professional
undistracted
attention is free from interruption
not when narrower than freedom from corrupting influence
- formal
outside influence has not spoiled integrity
not when often suggests moral or reputational damage
Said against
3- polluted
- contaminated
- tainted
It naturally appears in
3- unpolluted air
Prevailing winds bring unpolluted air down from the plateau.
- remain unpolluted
Careful farming helped the groundwater remain unpolluted.
- unpolluted pleasure
Reading by the lake gave her an unpolluted pleasure.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, adjective literal: not polluted opens in a new tab for meaning 1 · retrieved 2026-07-26
- wiktionary, adjective figurative: free from corrupting influence opens in a new tab for meaning 2 · retrieved 2026-07-26
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