DEFILEMENTS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

defilements

noun

plural of defilement

as in corruptions

an act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things for two centuries the Christian monasteries in England suffered defilements at the hands of Viking invaders

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as in contaminants

something that is or that makes impure souvenir shops, observation towers, and other tacky defilements on Civil War battlefields that should be considered hallowed ground

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Noun

Meanwhile, drone debris and airspace violations in Moldova and Romania highlight widening risks for Europe.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
However the police video footage shows officers left Saetern laying flat on his back in a spit hood and unattended for 10 minutes— clear violations of national policies regarding those tools, a police expert said.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of violations

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That media might include activated carbon, KDF, calcium sulfite or some combination designed to reduce specific contaminants.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
As water flows through, the media traps or neutralizes certain contaminants before the water reaches you.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of contaminants

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In one of the heaviest contaminations of TCE and PCE documented, thousands of soldiers and their families were exposed to the solvents at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune from 1953 to 1987.

— WUFT News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
And the Food and Drug Administration is also investigating contaminations that may be tied to a different outbreak.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

Definition of contaminations

Noun

My father would rinse the rice over and over, sifting it between his fingertips, searching for the impurities, pulling them out.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
The filter handles chlorine or other impurities while the shampoo periodically removes the mineral buildup the filter cannot touch.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

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