Standard Lemma guide

unadulterated

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pure; not mixed or adulterated with anything.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Utter or out-and-out, especially in the phrase unadulterated truth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an arrant fool
  • a complete coward
  • a consummate fool
  • a double-dyed villain
  • gross negligence
  • a perfect idiot
  • pure folly
  • what a sodding mess
  • stark staring mad
  • a thoroughgoing villain
  • utter nonsense
  • the unadulterated truth

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a)

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

not mixed with impurities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unadulterated maple syrup

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English adulterated English unadulterated From un- + adulterated.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 真真確確 /真真确确 (zhēnzhēnquèquè) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 真真實實 /真真实实 (zhēnzhēnshíshí) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 確確實實 /确确实实 (quèquèshíshí) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 徹徹底底 /彻彻底底 (chèchèdǐdǐ) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 真實不虛 /真实不虚 (zhēnshíbùxū) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 真實非虛 /真实非虚 (zhēnshífēixū) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 真實不假 /真实不假 (zhēnshíbùjiǎ) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 千真萬確 /千真万确 (qiānzhēnwànquè) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 真真正正 (zhēnzhēnzhèngzhèng) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 堂堂正正 (tángtángzhèngzhèng) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 正正當當 /正正当当 (zhèngzhèngdàngdāng) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 真真切切 (zhēnzhēnqièqiè) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 真正切實 /真正切实 (zhēnzhèngqiēshí) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 實實在在 /实实在在 (shíshízàizài) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 純正真確 /纯正真确 (chúnzhèngzhēnquè) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 純正妥當 /纯正妥当 (chúnzhèngtuǒdang) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 純正非偽 /纯正非伪 (chúnzhèngfēiwěi) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 純純正正 /纯纯正正 (chúnchúnzhèngzhèng) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 名副其實 /名副其实 (míngfùqíshí) — pure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 名符其實 /名符其实 (míngfúqíshí) — pure
  • Dutch: onversneden — pure
  • Finnish: puhdas — pure
  • German: unverfälscht — pure
  • Greek: αμιγής (amigís) — pure
  • Latin: inadulteratus — pure
  • Manx: neuvestit — pure
  • Norwegian: uforfalsket — pure
  • Polish: czysty — pure
  • Polish: nieskażony — pure
  • Spanish: inadulterado — pure
  • Spanish: no adulterado — pure
  • Spanish: sin adulteración — pure
  • Spanish: sin adulterar — pure
  • Swedish: oblandad — pure
  • Telugu: కల్తీలేని (kaltīlēni) — pure
  • Ottoman Turkish: ساده (sade) — pure
  • Ugaritic: 𐎉𐎅𐎗 (ṭhr) — pure
  • German: durch und durch — utter or out-and-out
  • German: vollkommen — utter or out-and-out
  • German: total — utter or out-and-out
  • Polish: absolutny — utter or out-and-out
  • Polish: całkowity — utter or out-and-out