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polluted

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of polluted

containing foreign or lower-grade substances
  • called in to clean up the polluted stream
Synonyms of polluted

adulterate, adulterated, alloyed, contaminated, dilute, diluted, impure, tainted, thinned, weakened
Words Related to polluted

unclarified, unfiltered, unrefined

befouled, begrimed, bemired, besmirched, corrupted, debased, defiled, dirtied, fouled, maculate (or maculated), soiled, spoiled, sullied

blended, commingled, incorporated, intermingled, intermixed, merged, mingled, mixed

coalesced, combined, compounded

cheapened, doctored
Near Antonyms of polluted

clarified, filtered, purified, refined, ultrarefined

neat, plain, straight

concentrated, strong

uncombined

pasteurized

sterile, sterilized

clean, immaculate, spotless, stainless, unsoiled, unsullied
Antonyms of polluted

fine, pure, ultrapure, unadulterated, unalloyed, uncontaminated, uncut, undiluted, unmixed, unpolluted, untainted

polluted

verb , past tense of pollute

Synonyms and Antonyms of polluted

to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
  • outmoded factories polluting the air
Synonyms of polluted

befouled, contaminated, defiled, fouled, poisoned, tainted
Words Related to polluted

infected

begrimed, besmirched, blackened, dirtied, fouled up, grimed, mired, muddied, smirched, smudged, soiled, stained, sullied

corrupted, rotted, spoiled (or chiefly British spoilt)

adulterated, doctored

diluted, watered down
Near Antonyms of polluted

clarified, cleaned, cleansed, cleared, distilled, purged

filtered

disinfected, sanitized, sterilized
Antonyms of polluted

decontaminated, purified

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