Clean and Vile

Clean

Clean adjective - Free from dirt or stain.

Vile is an antonym for clean.

Nearby Words: clear, cleaned, cleanup, clearing, cleanly

Vile

Vile adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Usage example: a vile plot to murder their political enemies

Clean is an antonym for vile.

Nearby Words: vilify, vilely

Both words in one sentence

  • Wretched Hive Sodom and Gomorrah were considered so vile that nothing short of divine obliteration was enough to clean them.
    Source: Wretched Hive
  • Shock Jock: An episode features a vile, foul mouthed shock-jock type trying to get a squeaky-clean TV host on his show who turns out to be the mother of his child.
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