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

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1. contamination, taintnoun

   the state of being contaminated

   Antonyms:
   decontamination

   Synonyms:
   taint, pollution, contaminant

2. contaminant, contaminationnoun

   a substance that contaminates

   Antonyms:
   decontamination

   Synonyms:
   taint, contaminant, pollution

3. contamination, pollutionnoun

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

   Antonyms:
   decontamination

   Synonyms:
   defilement, taint, pollution, contaminant, befoulment

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1. contaminationnoun

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

How to use contamination in a sentence?

1. Shannon Monnat:

   What’s really driving the surge in overdoses is this increasingly poisoned drug supply, nearly all of this increase is fentanyl contamination in some way. Heroin is contaminated. Cocaine is contaminated. Methamphetamine is contaminated.

2. Lauren Kotwicki:

   The Blue Bell case demonstrates that we have better communication between federal, state and local partners when contamination does occur. In this case, South Carolina discovered the contamination through random sampling, and the genetic fingerprint was able to be matched to cases in Kansas. This enabled the FDA and states to investigate the production facilities and document contamination at the source.

3. Stephen Griffin:

   Of course, any level of contamination is not acceptable and always a cause for concern, but the chances are that this is the result of an issue with the production plant and potentially down to hygiene at the factory.

4. Miyoko Sakashita:

   We need offshore fracking stopped immediately before chemical contamination or an oil spill devastates California’s coastal communities and kills sea otters and other endangered marine wildlife.

5. Greg Foulis:

   The government, ourselves, and independent auditors, nobody has found any contamination that is attributable to our operation.

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