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CESSPOOL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CESSPOOL?

Need another word that means the same as “cesspool”? Find 3 synonyms for “cesspool” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Cesspool” are: cesspit, sink, sump

Cesspool as a Noun

Definitions of "Cesspool" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cesspool” as a noun can have the following definitions:

  • A covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it.
  • An underground container for the temporary storage of liquid waste and sewage.
  • A disgusting or corrupt place.

Synonyms of "Cesspool" as a noun (3 Words)

cesspitA covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it.
The affair threatened to be a cesspit of scandal.
sink(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system.
The ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide.
sumpA covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it.

Usage Examples of "Cesspool" as a noun

  • The town is not the cesspool you portrayed.
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