adulteration
5 synonyms and 1 antonym for adulteration, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The act of making something impure by adding another substance to it.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
Etymology
Comes from Middle French adulteration and its source Latin adulterātĭō. On the surface it analyses as adulterate + -ion.
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