Pristine: meaning, example and synonyms
Pristineadj. In its original condition; unspoiled, clean, and untouched.
Example
Sealed in the dry cave for centuries, the woven baskets emerged in pristine condition, their dyes as vivid as on the day they were made.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Synonyms
- unspoiled, immaculate, untouched, pure
- Antonyms
- spoiled, polluted, damaged, sullied
- Memory tip
- Pristine sounds like pre-: still exactly as it was before anyone touched it.
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Check yourself: Pristine in context
Sealed in an airtight vault for decades, the original film negatives remained ______, without a single scratch or faded frame.
Answer: pristine. Negatives with no scratch or fading are in original condition: pristine. Provocative (inflammatory), cerebral (intellectual) and circumspect (cautious) don't describe condition.
Hikers who reach the remote valley find its streams ______, untouched by the mining that has clouded rivers elsewhere in the range.
Answer: pristine. Streams untouched by mining are unspoiled: pristine. Cerebral (intellectual), malleable (pliable) and felicitous (apt) don't describe clean, unpolluted water.