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

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1. contamination, taintnoun

   the state of being contaminated

   Synonyms:
   taint, pollution, contaminant

   Antonyms:
   decontamination

2. contaminant, contaminationnoun

   a substance that contaminates

   Synonyms:
   taint, contaminant, pollution

   Antonyms:
   decontamination

3. contamination, pollutionnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   defilement, taint, pollution, contaminant, befoulment

   Antonyms:
   decontamination

Matched Categories

1. • Impurity
   • Material
   • Soiling

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1. contaminationnoun

   Synonyms:
   pollution, defilement, taint, stain, infection, impurity, foulness, uncleanness, abomination

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1. contaminationnoun

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "contamination":

   pollution, contaminating, infection, contaminated, contaminant, contaminants, dirt, contagion

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1. Tao te Ching, 48. Lao-Tzu:

   Learning builds daily accumulation, but the practice of Tao builds daily simplification. Simplify and simplify, until all contamination from relative, contridictory thinking is eliminated. Then one does nothing, yet nothing is left undone. One who wins the world does so by not meddling with it. One who meddles with the world loses it.

2. Arun Prasad:

   We believe it could be local weather conditions or water contamination.

3. Victor Vescovo:

   It was very disappointing to see obvious human contamination of the deepest point in the ocean.

4. Lao-Tzu, Tao te Ching:

   Learning builds daily accumulation, but the prictice of Tao builds daily simplification. Simplify and simplify, until all contamination from relative, contridictory thinking is eliminated. Then one does nothing, yet nothing is left undone. One who wins the world does so by not meddling with it. One who meddles with the world loses it.

5. Avner Vengosh:

   It will be impossible to capture any true measure of contamination, given the huge flow of water when they were doing this testing, the real question the state is not addressing is if coal ash particles got into the river and the extent of that.