Purified and Polluted

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Purified adjective - Free from added matter.

Usage example: purified water that was now safe to drink

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Polluted is an antonym for purified.

Polluted adjective - Containing foreign or lower-grade substances.

Usage example: called in to clean up the polluted stream

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Purified is an antonym for polluted.

Nearby Words: pollution, polluting, polluter

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