Contamination : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'contamination': discover synonyms for the word contamination, such as contaminant or pollution.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as contamination. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": contaminant and pollution.


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Synonyms for contamination sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for contamination Degree of synonymy of contamination Frequency in the language
contaminant
   112 0.06  
pollution
   106 1.90  
taint
   100 0.78  
contaminated
   90 2.55  
contaminants
   88 0.22  
contaminating
   86 0.35  
poisoning
   82 5.92  
radioactivity
   82 0.80  
polluted
   81 0.98  
pollutants
   80 0.16  
infection
   79 8.75  
remediation
   79 1.00  
pollutant
   79 0.02  
radiation
   79 8.22  
decontamination
   78 0.47  
infestation
   78 0.69  
damage
   75 33.06  
exposure
   75 5.71  
polluting
   75 0.45  
contagion
   74 0.41  

Lexical field of "contamination"

contaminant
pollution
taint
contaminated
contaminants
contaminating
poisoning
radioactivity
polluted
pollutants
infection
remediation
pollutant
radiation
decontamination
infestation
damage
exposure
polluting
contagion
polluter
purity
dirt
fouling
grime
soiling
smear
transmission
ambient
environment
spread
contraction
blemish
burden
abbotsford
cross-contamination
spillage
groundwater
salmonella
dioxin
arsenic
coliform
polychlorinated biphenyl
seepage
leakage
bacteria
pesticide
listeria
disinfection
effluent