sanitary

adjective

Clean and free from germs; relating to good hygiene.

Example sentences

“The inspector checked that the kitchen met sanitary standards.”
“The new hospital wards are bright, spacious, and sanitary.”

Mostly in health reporting: sanitary conditions, sanitary standards. The negative 'unsanitary' may be even more common.

Synonyms for sanitary

hygienic
clean
sterile
germ-free

Antonyms

unsanitary
unhygienic
dirty

Related words

hygieneHabits and conditions that keep people clean and protect their health.quarantineA period of keeping people, animals, or plants separated from others to stop a disease from spreading.sanitizeTo clean or disinfect something so that it is free of germs.epidemicAn outbreak of disease that spreads rapidly and affects large numbers of people at the same time.antisepticAble to stop harmful germs from causing infection.pandemicA disease that spreads across many countries and infects a very large share of the population.