Sanitary and Toxic

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Sanitary adjective - Free from filth, infection, or dangers to health.

Usage example: the nurse made sure that everything in the room was sanitary so that the baby wouldn't get sick

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Toxic is an antonym for sanitary.

Nearby Words: sanitation, sanitarium, sanitarian, sanitarily

Toxic adjective - Containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing.

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Sanitary is an antonym for toxic.

Nearby Words: toxicant, toxin

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