Synonyms for Pollution
pəˈlu ʃənpol·lu·tion

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

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, pollution, contamination, befoulment

3. contamination, pollutionnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   defilement, taint, pollution, 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. Wen Yuli:

   Though overall national water quality is getting better, the pollution load far exceeds environmental capacity and the capacity of the water treatment industry in some regions.

2. Kavita Prakash-Mani:

   Therefore we need to tackle plastic pollution at its very source [and] stop it from getting into the nature in the first place.

3. Samit Aich:

   The question here is why are 340 people facing the loss of their jobs? Is it because we talked about pesticide-free tea, air pollution, and a cleaner, fairer future for all Indians? the home minister is trying to strangle us by stealth, because he knows an outright ban is unconstitutional. We ask him to confirm that he is trying to close Greenpeace India and suppress our voice.

4. Mark Demesmaeker:

   The technology to build cleaner diesel cars is there; the pollution by diesel cars is harming our health, they are killing us.

5. Ronald Reagan:

   Approximately 80 % of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.