STERILE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • deficient in originality or creativity
   • lacking powers of invention
   Synonym(s)
   • unimaginative (what does unimaginative mean?)
   • uninspired (what does uninspired mean?)
   • uninventive (what does uninventive mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a sterile ideology lacking in originality
   • unimaginative development of a musical theme
   • uninspired writing
   Similar To
   • uncreative (what does uncreative mean?)
2. Meaning
   • incapable of reproducing
   Synonym(s)
   • infertile (what does infertile mean?)
   • unfertile (what does unfertile mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an infertile couple
   Antonym(s)
   • fertile (what does fertile mean?)
   Similar To
   • sterilized (what does sterilized mean?)
   • sterilised (what does sterilised mean?)
   • unfertilized (what does unfertilized mean?)
   • unfertilised (what does unfertilised mean?)
   • unimpregnated (what does unimpregnated mean?)
   • barren (what does barren mean?)
   See Also
   • unfruitful (what does unfruitful mean?)
   • impotent (what does impotent mean?)
   • unproductive (what does unproductive mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • fertility (what does fertility mean?)
   • fecundity (what does fecundity mean?)
3. Meaning
   • free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
   Synonym(s)
   • aseptic (what does aseptic mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a sterile operating area
   • aseptic surgical instruments
   • aseptic surgical techniques
   Similar To
   • antiseptic (what does antiseptic mean?)