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. Jos Lelieveld:

   When most people think of outdoor air pollution, they tend to think of traffic and industry having the largest impact on global premature mortality, not residential energy emissions and agriculture.

2. R. Buckminster Fuller, Playboy Interview - February 1972:

   Racism, pollution and the rest of it are themselves very close to extinction.

3. Zhao Shuang:

   When the pollution gets really serious, we can't even see the buildings next to us.

4. Tiernan Sittenfeld:

   It clearly flies in the face of both his incredible climate accomplishments to date and his goal of cutting climate pollution in half by 2030, such significant swaths of the coalition that supports him are deeply opposed, and we’re seeing that this is incredibly galvanizing for young people.

5. President Barack Obama:

   That's what we seek in these next two weeks -- not simply an agreement to roll back the pollution we put into the skies, but an agreement that helps us lift people from poverty without condemning the next generation to a planet that is beyond its capacity to repair.