Synonyms for defilement
Most common
corruption contamination abomination taint perversion impurity rape ravishment
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Pollution — the act of defiling
corruption, contamination, taint, abomination, debasement, violation, infection, adulteration, profanation, debauchment, impurification, defedation US, defoedation UK, depravation, pollution rare, depravement dated
2. Impurity — the state of being defiled
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of defiling.
- n. 2
The state of being defiled.
Forms
- Plural
- defilements → corruptions, contaminations, taints, abominations…
Example sentences
- corruption A man of strong will is not subject to corruption.
- contamination Milk is pasteurized to prevent contamination.
- abomination This aspic of yours with fish is such an abomination.
- perversion Your red cheeks give away your perversion.
- impurity Linguistic impurity is beautiful.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| defilement | rising | |
| corruption | rising | |
| contamination | steady | |
| abomination | rising | |
| taint | steady | |
| perversion | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rape1
- 5 letters
- taint1
- 8 letters
- impurity4
- 9 letters
- infection3, violation4, pollution3, depravity4, vitiation
- 10 letters
- corruption3, perversion3, debasement3, ravishment, defedation, befoulment
- 11 letters
- degradation4, abomination5, profanation4, depravation4, debauchment, defoedation, depravement
- 12 letters
- adulteration5
- 13 letters
- contamination5
- 14 letters
- impurification
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (impurity4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- salissure