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Synonyms for pollution
pəˈlu ʃənpol·lu·tion

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Wiktionary3.0 / 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 WordNet3.0 / 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

Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 3 votes

  1. pollutionnoun

    Synonyms:
    defilement, contamination, foulness, taint, impurity, uncleanness, abomination

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pollutionnoun

    Synonyms:
    defilement, contamination, corruption, infection debasement, vitiation

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How to use pollution in a sentence?

  1. Gina McCarthy:

    Our Clean Power Plan will not only reduce carbon pollution but significantly reduce the pollutants that cause smog and soot, which is one of their major concerns.

  2. Mona Sarfaty:

    The danger to children is real and is already witnessed by physicians in the US, children suffer more heat impacts because they spend more time outside. They are more vulnerable to the heat-related increases in air pollution that come from fossil fuel exhaust, because their lungs are still developing. Outdoor play also makes them more prey to insect vectors carrying dangerous infections.

  3. Jennifer Koss:

    We need to act locally and think globally to address these bleaching events. Locally produced threats to coral, such as pollution from the land and unsustainable fishing practices, stress the health of corals and decrease the likelihood that corals can either resist bleaching, or recover from it.

  4. 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.

  5. Robert Brook:

    While most people can readily observe and believe that air pollution may cause lung diseases, it is in fact cardiovascular diseases that are the largest adverse health effect of fine particulate matter exposure.


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