Synonyms for contamination
kənˌtæm əˈneɪ ʃəncon·tam·i·na·tion

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1. contamination, taintnoun

   the state of being contaminated

   Synonyms:
   taint, pollution, contaminant

   Antonyms:
   decontamination

2. contaminant, contaminationnoun

   a substance that contaminates

   Synonyms:
   taint, contaminant, pollution

   Antonyms:
   decontamination

3. contamination, pollutionnoun

   the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors

   Synonyms:
   defilement, taint, pollution, contaminant, befoulment

   Antonyms:
   decontamination

Matched Categories

1. • Impurity
   • Material
   • Soiling

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1. contaminationnoun

   Synonyms:
   pollution, defilement, taint, stain, infection, impurity, foulness, uncleanness, abomination

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1. contaminationnoun

   Synonyms:
   corruption, pollution, defilement, vitiation, taint, infection

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1. List of paraphrases for "contamination":

   pollution, contaminating, infection, contaminated, contaminant, contaminants, dirt, contagion

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1. Avner Vengosh:

   It will be impossible to capture any true measure of contamination, given the huge flow of water when they were doing this testing, the real question the state is not addressing is if coal ash particles got into the river and the extent of that.

2. Arun Prasad:

   We believe it could be local weather conditions or water contamination.

3. Ketsamay Rajphangthong:

   There is water but quality is not that good because of the contamination, when the water is contaminated there's lots of risks coming after that, especially diarrhea and also other forms of disease.

4. Steven Bohlen:

   Thus far, testing of water supply wells by the State Water Resources Control Board has revealed no contamination of water used for drinking or agricultural purposes related to underground injection by the oil and gas industry. We intend to keep it that way.

5. Michael Caputo:

   These tests are so sensitive that this contamination could have been caused by a single person walking through an area with positive control material and then later entering an area where tests reagents were being manipulated.