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

The 2024 Biden carbon standards for power plants aimed to require plants to either cut their emissions or use technology to capture 90% of their climate pollution. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Ignoring the immense harm to the public from this power plant pollution is a clear violation of the Clean Air Act and of Supreme Court precedent. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Sep. 2026

As well as overturning the 2024 standards, the EPA is proposing to roll back its authority to regulate climate pollution from power plants. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Pollution from power plants is one of the largest sources of climate-changing pollution in the world. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026