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. Marc Besch:

   The Volkswagen did not show a characteristic reduction of nitrogen oxide pollution levels during highway driving.

2. Doris Browne:

   I’ve spent my career advocating for health equity and environmental justice, because no one should be sickened by the environment in which they live, harmful carbon pollution and smog have a lasting and devastating impact on public health, and strengthening air quality standards means healthier, more sustainable communities.

3. Wang Hui:

   Applying for the Winter Olympics will promote the tackling of air pollution in Beijing, and this will be conducive to our bid.

4. Deepesh Rathore:

   While we are all concerned about badly maintained vehicles causing pollution, the solution to that is to make annual vehicle health checks mandatory, if today the NGT can do this thing without any warning, any planning or any heads-up then in five years the same can be done for petrol vehicles as well.

5. Lisa DeVille:

   This means the land that is part of my identity as an Indigenous woman has been turned into a pollution-filled industrial zone, this is unacceptable.