Word "STERILE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
incapable of reproducing
Synonyms:
infertile, unfertile

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
Synonyms:
aseptic
Examples:
a sterile operating area

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention
Synonyms:
unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive
Examples:
a sterile ideology lacking in originality

Crossword Clues for STERILE

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Antiseptic Newsday 19 Sep 2025
It leers in an unproductive manner (7)
Germ-free, uncontaminated (7)
Unable to produce offspring
Uncontaminated The Sun Two Speed 18 Jun 2025
Lister reused point that's clean The Sun Two Speed 18 Jun 2025
Uncontaminated The Sun Two Speed 16 Jun 2025
Monarch once in step becomes barren The Sun Two Speed 16 Jun 2025
Lister analysed disease, finally finding antiseptic (7) The Guardian Quiptic 01 Jun 2025
Dry bit of lobster I left
Safe to use
Disinfected set infected by bug (7)
Producing little or no vegetation; infertile (7)
Like surgical tools Thomas Joseph 18 Mar 2025
Irritated Leinster constituents ignore right-wing politician who's dry and unimaginative
Free from living germs
Ready for surgery, perhaps Wall Street Journal 18 Jan 2025
Litres spilt, with lemonade finally lacking vitality (7)
No germs, no pregnancy (7)
Germless Newsday 06 Dec 2024
Clean, as a scalpel
Barren The Sun Two Speed 25 Nov 2024
Rest lie wounded but uncontaminated The Sun Two Speed 25 Nov 2024
The monster I let out is only partly free of germs (7)
Beyond clean New York Times 08 Nov 2024
Like operating room instruments Family Time 04 Nov 2024
Spotlessly clean stair? I'll say! (7)
Way anger about English is unproductive The Sun Two Speed 02 Sep 2024
Barren The Sun Two Speed 02 Sep 2024
Barren The Sun Two Speed 13 Aug 2024
Lister worked to keep one germ-free The Sun Two Speed 13 Aug 2024
Unfruitful show of hesitation entering steps in wall (7) The Guardian Quick Cryptic 28 Jul 2024
Unfruitful show of hesitation entering steps in wall (7) The Guardian Quick Cryptic 27 Jul 2024
Barren The Sun Two Speed 23 Jul 2024
Way anger about ecstasy is unproductive The Sun Two Speed 23 Jul 2024
Totally clean and germ free (7)
To set out to be annoying would be fruitless (7)
Not reproducing various rites written by the French (7)
Out of fresh ideas, anagram of 17?
Completely clean and free from germs (7)
Lifeless street close to here to get one's back up
Lister, 'e is somehow germ-free (7)
With no germs Newsday 03 Mar 2024
Mobster, I learn, essentially unable to create issue
Unproductive aliens over anger
Barren The Sun Two Speed 04 Jan 2024
Lister re-used point that's clean The Sun Two Speed 04 Jan 2024
Entirely free of germs Mirror Tea Time 17 Dec 2023
Set of steps, without hesitation, free from germs (7)
Uncontaminated trees swaying around island lake (7)
Uncontaminated, set free over bug The Guardian Cryptic 07 Nov 2023
Like the OR Thomas Joseph 27 Oct 2023
Tries out failed service largely devoid of ideas The Telegraph Toughie 11 Jul 2023
Germ-free The Telegraph Quick 02 Jul 2023
Completely free of germs The Times Concise 15 Jun 2023
Like surgical tools Thomas Joseph 21 Mar 2023
Like surgical tools Thomas Joseph 30 Jan 2023
Like the OR Thomas Joseph 01 Sep 2022
Sister I left, somewhat lacking in creativity The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Aug 2022
Unproductive tiler working in Kent?
Lifelessly dull New York Times 14 Jun 2022
Free from bacteria The Times Concise 24 Dec 2021
Like surgical tools Thomas Joseph 08 Nov 2021
Like an operating room, ideally Universal 26 Oct 2021
East Berlin dismisses ban, as it's unproductive Irish Times Crosaire 23 Oct 2021
Larger toilets regularly reviewed and disinfected
Clean some steps to protect Queen The Telegraph Cryptic 27 May 2021
Germ-free Newsday 21 Apr 2021
Unproductive anger after ship's back without navy
Aseptic technique finally evolved with Lister
Clinically clean Wall Street Journal 20 Mar 2021
Beyond clean New York Times 18 Mar 2021
Free from bacteria The Times Concise 12 Jan 2021
Prepared for surgery, in a way The Washington Post 27 Dec 2020
Prepared for surgery, in a way LA Times Daily 27 Dec 2020
Barren The Sun Two Speed 06 Dec 2020
Rest lie wounded but uncontaminated The Sun Two Speed 06 Dec 2020
Unproductive LA Times Daily 20 Sep 2020
Unproductive The Washington Post 20 Sep 2020
Superclean, as surgical tools The Washington Post 13 Sep 2020
Superclean, as surgical tools LA Times Daily 13 Sep 2020
Infertile The Telegraph Quick 15 Jul 2020
50% of iron and steel building is barren
50% of iron and steel building is barren
Infertile The Guardian Speedy 24 May 2020
Steps to keep the Queen uncontaminated
Way anger about English is unproductive The Sun Two Speed 05 Apr 2020
Free from bacteria Universal 03 Mar 2020
Unproductive life's origin in lake under stone The Telegraph Toughie 13 Feb 2020
Squeaky clean, as an operating room The Washington Post 03 Feb 2020
Squeaky clean, as an operating room LA Times Daily 03 Feb 2020
Germ-free Universal 26 Oct 2019
Germ-free and clean
Unable to produce young The Times Concise 30 Jul 2019
East Berlin dismisses ban, as it's unproductive Irish Times Crosaire 20 Apr 2019
Rest lie jumbled but uncontaminated The Sun Two Speed 27 Mar 2019
Pointless filibuster I leadenly can deliver
Like surgical tools Thomas Joseph 08 Feb 2019
Germ-free
Uncontaminated The Sun Two Speed 20 Dec 2018
Lister re-used point that's clean The Sun Two Speed 20 Dec 2018
Barren The Telegraph Quick 01 Nov 2018
Barren Universal 17 Sep 2018
Lester worked to keep one germ-free The Sun Two Speed 11 Jul 2018
Monarch in step becomes barren The Sun Two Speed 12 Jun 2018
Lacking inspiration, set out to annoy
. Steps outside hospital room for antiseptic
Like surgical tools, hopefully USA Today 28 Apr 2018
Clean, like surgical tools USA Today 15 Apr 2018
Uncontaminated Wall Street Journal 28 Mar 2018
Hesitate about set of steps free from germs The Sun Two Speed 14 Feb 2018
Disinfected, like surgical tools USA Today 09 Feb 2018
Clean, like surgical tools
Barren
Like surgical tools, hopefully
Disinfected, like surgical tools
In second half, Leinster, docile, lacking vitality
Germless, as surgical instruments
Squeaky clean, as hospital supplies The Washington Post 18 Sep 2017
Squeaky clean, as hospital supplies LA Times Daily 18 Sep 2017
Clean and then some LA Times Daily 10 Sep 2017
Clean and then some The Washington Post 10 Sep 2017
Free from bacteria — theatre, ultimately, following new creation of Lister
Like sealed medical supplies The Washington Post 01 Aug 2017
Like sealed medical supplies LA Times Daily 01 Aug 2017
Like the OR Thomas Joseph 05 May 2017
Germ-free Wall Street Journal 10 Jan 2017
Unproductive
Clean and then some
Squeaky clean, as hospital supplies
Like sealed medical supplies
Unproductive anger follows set going wrong The Times Cryptic 23 Dec 2016
Unproductive steps taken to accommodate Queen The Times Cryptic 05 Sep 2016
Unable to have offspring The Times Concise 18 Aug 2016
More than just clean Jonesin 08 Dec 2015
Fruitless series of steps restricting monarch
Germ-free The Telegraph Quick 16 Nov 2015
Plaster I levelled inside is dry The Telegraph Toughie 18 Jun 2015
Aseptic Newsday 15 May 2015
Germ-free
Aseptic
Moving set with needle is unproductive
Like operating rooms
Producing zip
Unimaginative
Like good operating rooms
More than just clean
Listener stirred with no end of emotion — that's how theatre should be
Aseptic
Reptiles, not soft but awkwardly unproductive
Clinically clean
Clean and then some
Fit to be used in an operating room
Disinfected
Without germs
Like most mules
Like most mules
Germ-free
Free from bacteria
Germ-free
Clinically clean
Germ-free
Like an unopened Band-Aid
Fit to be used in an operating room
More than just clean
Antiseptic
Germ-free
Hospital-clean
Like operating rooms
Barren
Barren
Not being productive
Fruitless
Unproductive
Unproductive
Like a mule, usually
Germ-free
Like a mule, usually
Germ-free
Not fruitful
Like a mule
Unfruitful
Germfree
Barren
Clinically clean
"The ___ Cuckoo" (1969)
Germ-free
Germless
Like a mule
Lacking imagination
Ultraclean, as a lab
Lacking vitality
Aseptic
Unfruitful
Absolutely clean
Not kidding?
Aseptic
Arid
Uncreative
Unproductive
Antiseptic
Lacking imagination
Lacking originality
Like many labs
Barren
Unproductive
Unexciting
As clean as a doctor's instruments
Unyielding
Like a mule
Unproductive
Lacking originality
Free of germs
More than clean
Germfree
Hospital-clean
More than dull
"The ___ Cuckoo," Pakula film
Ineffective
Aseptic
Without issue
Useless; ineffective
Like a surgeon's hands
Barren.
Unproductive.
Barren of ideas.
Aseptic.
Free from germs.
Uninspired
Fruitless.
Lacking in interest.
Useless.
Ineffective.
Jejune.
Unfruitful.
Not effective.
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