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pollution

/pəˈluʃən/noun3 syllables

Pollution means: the state of being polluted.

Synonyms for pollution18

noun, as in the state of being polluted

befoulment, defilement

noun, as in the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors

contamination

also used for pollution

defedation, soilage, adulteration, sophistication, adulterant, contaminant, impurity, sophisticant, adulterator, contaminator, baseness, perversion, corruption, degeneracy, degradation

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What does pollution mean?3

noun

1

the state of being polluted

2

the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors

3

undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with pollution?20

three syllables

solutiondilution

five syllables

redistribution
Show 40 near rhymes
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Pollution in a sentence

  • From year to year, pollution problems are becoming more and more serious.human600
  • With the increase of cars, the air pollution has gotten worse.pig8322
  • LED streetlights are more energy-efficient, but they dramatically increase light pollution.Hybrid
  • When my lungs are not blackened by the cigarettes, they are by pollution.Eccles17
  • Ocean pollution is becoming a burning issue, as the fish populations rapidly decline.KPX
  • Dredging, pollution and overharvesting led to the disappearance of the oysters decades ago.Cangarejo
  • Of course under capitalism you can buy and sell anything, even pollution.Miktsoanit
  • Pollution filled the air, making it hard to breathe.Igider

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Forms of pollution

as a noun

plural
pollutions