TURBIDITY Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

turbidity

noun

as in cloudiness

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Recent Examples of turbidity That’s because dishwashers are equipped with something called a turbidity sensor that basically senses the murkiness of the water and adjusts the wash cycle accordingly. — Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026 To create a complete system, the buoy is equipped with sensors for temperature, turbidity, chlorophyll, and oxygen levels. — New Atlas, 30 June 2026 The South Florida Sun Sentinel reached out to the county for comment about the plume size, turbidity and distance travel. — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026 The study suggests that persistent turbidity plumes created by coastal modification projects may interfere with shark prey capture and could increase the likelihood of unintended human interactions. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Cordell from Yuba Water Agency said initial field checks near the incident showed high turbidity, or cloudy water, and that other water quality samples have been sent to a lab for analysis. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 18 Feb. 2026 Years later, those breaks were used to confirm the existence of underwater landslides known as turbidity currents. — PC Magazine, 3 Dec. 2025

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Noun

Historical cloudiness in Sydney is around 43%, which is good odds for most eclipses — and July is known for clear weather.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Variable cloudiness with a thunderstorm around in the afternoon.

— Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of cloudiness

Noun

In the wake of tragedy and separation, she is lost, wary of the immensity and opacity of her desire; anger crouches inside her, too, a fact that her divorce made mercilessly clear to her.

— Jamie Hood, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026
There’s a whole methodology for opacity that people in medicine have worked out.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of opacity

Noun

Also consider how the thickness, opaqueness, and feel of the glass will play with the rest of the décor.

— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2026
This opaqueness from earlier in the season pays off in the form of John recounting the brutal methods the Manhunter used to decimate this planet, involving a fear gas that made people kill one another and jump to their deaths.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

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