Synonyms for contamination
kənˌtæm əˈneɪ ʃəncon·tam·i·na·tion

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1. contamination, taintnoun

   the state of being contaminated

   Synonyms:
   taint, pollution, contaminant

   Antonyms:
   decontamination

2. contaminant, contaminationnoun

   a substance that contaminates

   Synonyms:
   taint, contaminant, pollution

   Antonyms:
   decontamination

3. contamination, pollutionnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   defilement, taint, pollution, contaminant, befoulment

   Antonyms:
   decontamination

Matched Categories

1. • Impurity
   • Material
   • Soiling

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1. contaminationnoun

   Synonyms:
   pollution, defilement, taint, stain, infection, impurity, foulness, uncleanness, abomination

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1. contaminationnoun

   Synonyms:
   corruption, pollution, defilement, vitiation, taint, infection

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1. List of paraphrases for "contamination":

   pollution, contaminating, infection, contaminated, contaminant, contaminants, dirt, contagion

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1. Cath Rees:

   The main message I get is that they did not find any evidence of pathogenic bacteria on the sponges or brushes taken from a range of domestic settings and therefore there is no evidence that these items are a significant source of contamination in normal domestic settings, if there were some low levels of pathogens left on Cath Rees cloth, they are going to grow quite slowly( they grow optimally at body temperatures), so Cath Rees would not expect to see much growth of these, and this matched their results -- in wet condition there was some limited growth, in drying conditions the numbers either stayed the same or declined.

2. Dr Hilaire Mazibu:

   The building does not conform to international regulations but we have reorganized it ... to make sure there is no contamination.

3. Felipe Gmez:

   Given the risk of detecting any type of contamination, microbiologists that work in extreme environments take many precautions to avoid it, in our work, we sampled in completely aseptic conditions.

4. Rob McDonald:

   City leaders can use our findings to advocate for protecting their drinking water from contamination, rather than spending billions of dollars to clean it up.

5. Ken Buesseler:

   Despite the fact that the levels of contamination off our shores remain well below government-established safety limits for human health or to marine life, the changing values underscore the need to more closely monitor contamination levels across the Pacific.