STERILITY Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

sterility

noun

Definition of sterility

as in infertility

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Recent Examples of sterility The formulations still require testing for toxicity, purity and sterility; PMMA’s history of biomedical use does not establish the safety of the complete ink. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 How was the product tested for sterility, identity and potency? — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 Loving your work is great, but career obsession can be its own form of sterility; corporations aren’t people, and most employers would sooner lay you off than understand your ineffable you-ness. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Over four years, Barry transformed the headquarters by replacing the sterility of the white paint with layers of organic materials (rich woods, brass, leather) and designing smaller, human-centric spaces where agents and clients could meet. — Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 While both undergo steps in manufacturing to eliminate potentially harmful microorganisms, liquid infant formula in ready-to-feed bottles undergoes an additional sterility step to become commercially sterile. — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 Scrub technologists and circulating nurses prepare and manage instruments, maintain sterility, position the patient with millimeter precision for complex spine or cranial approaches, and anticipate needs before they are spoken. — Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 After many years of all-white minimalism, the designer says our bodies and minds crave color that speaks to connection rather than sterility. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2026 Piercing the sterility of contemporary life with the disruptive transgression of eroticism, Silver’s film features dreamy fantasy sequences that interrupt and disrupt, drawing us expertly into its characters’ sensual and unusual interiority. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026

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Noun

Men with infertility or abnormal semen results have higher rates of some medical conditions, and urology guidelines recommend counseling them about that connection.

— Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Some believed that phallic icons served as protective amulets against infertility and evil spirits, thus leading to their incorporation in performances, art, and architecture.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of infertility

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But many assumptions that Stratos’ investors or Utah politicians might have had about Box Elder County – about either the acquiescence of its people or the barrenness of its landscape – have been proved wrong over the past few months.

— Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
Shunammite, once so determined to get her period, is staring down the possibility of barrenness and, in Gilead, that means spinsterhood.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026

Definition of barrenness

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