Synonyms of pollution

pollution

noun

1

as in contamination

the action or process of making the environment dirty or harmful

The company designed devices to reduce the pollution of the world's oceans.

Related Words

• contamination
• pollutant
• contaminant
• adulteration
• defilement
• uncleanness
• toxin
• uncleanliness
• poison
• dirtiness
• impurity
• soilage
• foulness
• filthiness
• adulterant

2

as in corruption

something that makes (someone) less pure, honest, or moral

They refused to let their children play violent video games, believing that they caused pollution in a developing mind.

Related Words

• corruption
• contamination
• violation
• cursing
• insult
• swearing
• profanity
• sin
• debasement
• affront
• trespass
• desecration
• blasphemy
• sacrilege
• impiety
• defilement
• irreverence
• profanation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pollution

Andrey Ganopolski, a physicist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, said there has been plenty of research into whether carbon pollution may significantly delay the onset of the next ice age. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Chilean fishers claim that pollution caused by salmon-farming facilities is significantly reducing the abundance of fish and shellfish in the sea. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

To eliminate the barrier for noise pollution, for optical pollution, for the fumigation. — Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026

Both rivers have been strained by changing conditions such as urbanization, land-use shifts and pollution. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026