EFFLUENT Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

effluent

noun

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Recent Examples of effluent Sewage is put in at one end, works its way through the system and comes out at the other end as a nutrient-dense effluent with the toxins filtered out. —

Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026 Still others believe the treatment facility will create nuisance odors or affect air quality, or that treated effluent discharged into the dry creek that feeds into Village Creek will stagnate, attracting mosquitoes. —

Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2026 Jeremy Able, who lives along Potters Creek, said the chemicals in the treated effluent will contaminate nearby wells and could contaminate groundwater sources within days. —

Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Feb. 2026 Beneficial bacteria in the tank break down organic waste, while liquid effluent flows out into the drain field for further filtration. —

Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for effluent

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distributary

Noun

Delhi gets its water from the Yamuna river, while Kolkata uses water from the Hooghly river, a distributary of the Ganga.

— Sanjana Venkatesan, Quartz India, 2 July 2019
By the 1950s, scientists noticed the consequences: more water was going down the Atchafalaya River, a distributary of the Mississippi.

— Boyce Upholt, Time, 9 May 2019