Pollution synonyms | Best 54 synonyms for pollution

contamination

The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.

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abuse

Insulting or hurtful language, especially when used to threaten or demoralize:

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deterioration

The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.

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waste

A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.

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impurity

Lack of consistency or homogeneity; adulteration.

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infection

The invasion of bodily tissue by pathogenic microorganisms that proliferate, resulting in tissue injury that can progress to disease:

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spoliation

The intentional destruction, mutilation, concealment, or alteration of (usually documentary) evidence. If proven, spoliation may help to establish that the evidence was detrimental to the party responsible for it.

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decomposition

The process of breaking down organic material, such as dead plant or animal tissue, into smaller molecules that are available for use by the organisms of an ecosystem. Decomposition is carried on by bacteria, fungi, protists, worms, and certain other organisms.

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polluting

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dirtiness

Impure condition

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fouling

The adhesion of a foreign material onto a surface, especially so as to reduce its functionality

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impairment

(Accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.

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smog

A form of air pollution produced by the photochemical reaction of sunlight with hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides that have been released into the atmosphere, especially by automotive emissions.

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adulteration

An adulterated substance, commodity, etc.

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eutrophication (related)

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corruption

Decay; rot.

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rottenness

The quality of being rotten.

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uncleanliness

The state of being unclean or dirty, lack of cleanliness

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defilement

The state of being defiled.

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uncleanness

(Uncountable) The state of being unclean

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unwholesomeness

The state or quality of being unwholesome.

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vitiation

An abolition or abrogation

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purity (antonym)

Cleanness or clearness

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traffic-related (related)

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sophistication

The state, quality, or character of being sophisticated

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blight

The definition of a blight is something that spoils or damages something, or a disease that affects plants, or a general state of neglect and disrepair in an urban area.

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soiling

An act of making dirty.

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desecration

A desecrating or being desecrated

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profanation

A profaning or being profaned; desecration; defilement