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CLEANSING Antonyms

There are 7 antonyms of the word cleansing. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For CLEANSING

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contaminating
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination

adjective satellite

• that infects or taints

dirtying
verbv
noun

• the act of soiling something

soiling
verb, nounv, n
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

fouling
verb, nounv, n
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

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

Alternatives for CONTAMINATING

Alternatives for DIRTYING

Alternatives for SOILING

Alternatives for DEFILING

Alternatives for FOULING

Alternatives for POLLUTING

Alternatives for TAINTING

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