Synonyms for pollution
pəˈlu ʃənpol·lu·tion

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1. pollutionnoun

   Synonyms:
   soilage

   Antonyms:
   purity, conservation

2. pollutionnoun

   The act of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances.

   Nobody visits the river any more because of all the pollution.

   Synonyms:
   soilage

   Antonyms:
   conservation, purity

3. pollutionnoun

   Something that pollutes; a pollutant.

   Synonyms:
   soilage

   Antonyms:
   conservation, purity

4. pollutionnoun

   Physical defilement

   Synonyms:
   soilage

   Antonyms:
   purity, conservation

5. pollutionnoun

   The emission of semen at other times than in sexual intercourse.

   Synonyms:
   soilage

   Antonyms:
   conservation, purity

6. pollutionnoun

   Synonyms:
   self-pollution

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. pollutionnoun

   undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

   Synonyms:
   defilement, contamination, befoulment

2. befoulment, defilement, pollutionnoun

   the state of being polluted

   Synonyms:
   defilement, contamination, befoulment

3. contamination, pollutionnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   defilement, taint, contamination, contaminant, befoulment

Matched Categories

1. • Dirtiness
   • Environmental Condition
   • Impurity
   • Soiling

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 3 votes

1. pollutionnoun

   Synonyms:
   defilement, contamination, foulness, taint, impurity, uncleanness, abomination

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1. pollutionnoun

   Synonyms:
   defilement, contamination, corruption, infection debasement, vitiation

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1. List of paraphrases for "pollution":

   contamination, polluted, pollutants, polluting, pollutant, contaminated, pollutions

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1. James Longhurst:

   If the deliberate bypassing of emission control systems is more widespread than just VW diesel sales in the U.S., then it may help explain what has been observed in measurements of air pollution in cities, at this point we don't know the exact size of the problem, but it will, without doubt, have added to the health burden. Public health has been deliberately put at risk.

2. Bob Slaughter:

   That we have children coming into this world already polluted, at the same time we don't know what the effects of that pollution will be on their mental and physical development, is both bad policy and immorally wrong.

3. Prem Singh:

   Every week a lung cancer patient walks in; earlier we would get one in three months, problems from air pollution are on the rise and leading to multiple diseases such as bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia.

4. Zhou Zetian:

   The steel and mining sectors are in the decline and the air pollution is serious. We need to transform.

5. AiR Atman in Ravi:

   The Attractions of the Senses and the Distractions of the Mind create Pollution that has no Solution-overcoming Ignorance with self-realization.