SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
unadulterated
adjective
Not mixed with unwanted material; also complete or unqualified.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Unmixed with impurities
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Usage distinction
Return to topUnadulterated means free of unwanted admixture. Undiluted concerns concentration, and genuine concerns authenticity rather than chemical or physical purity.
Complete or unqualified
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Return to topThis figurative sense intensifies a quality, as in unadulterated joy. It does not refer to a substance's purity.
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The recovered recording preserved the unadulterated sound of the solo instrument.
Another competitor offers unadulterated apple juice, with no unwanted additions mixed into the pressed juice described in the contest notes.
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- UNADULTERATED Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
- Princeton WordNet 3.0: wn30-a-01907481, wn30-a-01520091
How the synonym reference was prepared / WordNet 3.0 license