POLLUTIONS Synonyms

• the state of being polluted

• being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating

• the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)

• the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

• anything regarded as making something unclean

• obscene terms for feces

• disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

• (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel

• gases ejected from an engine as waste products

• system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged

• wear out completely

• use up (resources or materials)

• deplete

• use up the whole supply of

• eliminate (a substance)

• any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant

• anything regarded as making something unclean

• a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse

• an offensive or indecent word or phrase

• gases ejected from an engine as waste products

• food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

• a worthless message

• a receptacle where waste can be discarded

• atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility

• confusion characterized by lack of clarity

• become hazy, dull, or cloudy

• harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions

• worthless or dangerous material that should be removed

• the condition of being impure

• the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal

• rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places)

• conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers

• material used to provide a bed for animals

• strew

• make a place messy by strewing garbage around

• give birth to a litter of animals

• waste matter carried away in sewers or drains

• air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog

• a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

• coat with soot

• the process of becoming spoiled

• the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

• the degree to which something is poisonous

• grave harmfulness or deadliness

• any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

• useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly

• the trait of wasting resources

• an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

• (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect

• located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

• spend thoughtlessly; throw away

• use inefficiently or inappropriately

• dispose of

• run off as waste

• get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

• spend extravagantly

• lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

• cause to grow thin or weak

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

• become physically weaker

• water mixed with waste matter

• that is flowing outward

• the act of emitting; causing to flow forth

• a substance that is emitted or released

• the release of electrons from parent atoms

• any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

• the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)

• the state of being polluted