Synonyms for impurity
Most common
defilement uncleanness sin wickedness contamination pollution
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Defilement — A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh, inchastity
defilement, uncleanness, sin, wickedness, adulteration, sinfulness, corruption, depravity, perversion, indecency, peccability, degeneracy, iniquity, turpitude, baseness, abomination, vitiation
2. Contamination — A component or additive that renders something else impure
contamination, pollution, contaminant, filth, taint, grossness, lewdness, obscenity, smut, foulness, adulterant, pollutant, nastiness, vulgarism
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A component or additive that renders something else impure.
The impurities in the iron ore made extraction of the iron very difficult.
- n. 2
A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.
With his cheating, lying and stealing, he epitomised the impurity of humanity.
Forms
- Plural
- impurities → defilements, uncleannesses, sins, wickednesses…
Example sentences
- sin Judaism doesn't believe in heritable original sin.
- wickedness The desire of wickedness came up in your heart.
- contamination Milk is pasteurized to prevent contamination.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| impurity | falling | |
| sin | rising | |
| wickedness | rising | |
| defilement | rising | |
| uncleanness | rising | |
| contamination | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sin1
- 4 letters
- scum1, smut1
- 5 letters
- filth1, taint1, dross1
- 8 letters
- iniquity4, lewdness, foulness2, baseness
- 9 letters
- pollution3, depravity4, obscenity4, pollutant3, indecency4, nastiness3, vulgarity4, turpitude3, grossness, vulgarism, vitiation
- 10 letters
- corruption3, wickedness3, perversion3, degeneracy5, defilement, sinfulness, coarseness, adulterant, unchastity, impureness
- 11 letters
- abomination5, contaminant4, uncleanness, peccability
- 12 letters
- adulteration5
- 13 letters
- contamination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (iniquity4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- impureté