<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: Successful operations rely on timely delivery of the sterile surgical instruments needed for each procedure.</li><li>incapable of producing offspring; not producing offspring.</li><li>Synonyms: unfruitful, infecund</li><li>Antonyms: fertile</li><li>barren; not producing vegetation: Attempts to cultivate the land have failed because of the sterile soil.</li><li>Antonyms: fertile</li><li>Botany: noting a plant in which reproductive structures fail to develop.</li><li>bearing no stamens or pistils.</li><li>not productive of results, ideas, etc.; fruitless.</li><li>lacking vitality, vibrancy, interest, etc.: Art can transform an otherwise sterile office into a happy, inspiring, and comforting space.</li></ul>