CONTAMINATING Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word contaminating. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CONTAMINATING
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| adulterating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials | ||||||||
| dirtying | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of soiling something | ||||||||
| defiling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) verb • place under suspicion or cast doubt upon • make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically • spot, stain, or pollute | ||||||||
| infecting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • communicate a disease to • contaminate with a disease or microorganism • corrupt with ideas or an ideology • affect in a contagious way | ||||||||
| polluting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
verb • make impure | ||||||||
| tainting | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the state of being contaminated verb • place under suspicion or cast doubt upon • contaminate with a disease or microorganism | ||||||||
| foul | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines noun • an act that violates the rules of a sport adjective satellite • highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust • offensively malodorous • violating accepted standards or rules • (of a manuscript) defaced with changes • characterized by obscenity • disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter • especially of a ship's lines etc verb • hit a foul ball • make impure • become or cause to become obstructed • commit a foul; break the rules • spot, stain, or pollute • make unclean • become soiled and dirty | ||||||||
| pollute | verbv | |||||||
verb • make impure | ||||||||
