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Pollution

🔄 Synonyms of "Pollution"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
defilementnoun	The act of defiling.
contaminationnoun	The act or process of contaminating.
befoulmentnoun	The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.

↔️ Antonyms of "Pollution"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
decontaminationnoun	The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pollution"

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Word	Definition
befoulmentnoun	The act of befouling; soiling; making dirty.
contaminationnoun	The act or process of contaminating.
defilementnoun	The act of defiling.
smognoun	A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that is the result of urban air pollution.
sewagenoun	A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
airnoun	(uncountable) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
decontaminationnoun	The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.
acidificationnoun	The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.
spillnoun	(countable) A mess of something that has been dropped.
apinoun	A mountain of the Himalayas in the western part of Nepal, near the border of Tibet.
environmentnoun	The natural world or ecosystem.
bandnoun	A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
poisoningnoun	The state of being poisoned.
infectionnoun	An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
environmentalnoun	(computing) Any factor relating to the physical environment in which hardware is operated, such as the room temperature or the number of racks used to hold equipment.
foulingnoun	The adhesion of a foreign material onto a surface, especially so as to reduce its functionality.
contaminateverb	(transitive) To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.
contaminantnoun	That which contaminates; an impurity; foreign matter.
pollutantnoun	A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.
polluternoun	A subject that pollutes, be it a person, company, country, factory or another subject.