polluted
- adulterated adj.
- corrupt adj.
- defiled adj.
- dirty adj.
- foul adj.
- impure adj.
- malodorous adj.
- nasty adj.
- perverted adj.
- rancid adj.
- rotten adj.
- rotten adj.
- tainted adj.
- turbid adj.
- unchaste adj.
- unclean adj.
- uncleanly adj.
- uncleanly adj.
- unsanitary adj.
- bombed adj.
- boozed adj.
- boozy adj.
- crapulent adj.
- crapulous adj.
- crocked adj.
- plastered adj.
- smashed adj.
Example Sentences
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“Based on my knowledge and everything I saw and experienced, East Palestine has always been more polluted and contaminated than what the EPA ever stated,” Dixon said in an interview with the Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Initial results showed children's lungs in London were smaller in capacity than those in Luton, which is less polluted than London but has a similar mix of pollutants.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Other manifesto pledges have included forcing water company bosses to swim in polluted rivers and banning loud snacks in cinemas.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
“Your bank account can’t protect you if you are breathing polluted air or rely on a dysfunctional health care system.”
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Archie repelled him in many ways but most of all by the way he made everybody feel dirty, contaminated, polluted.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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