smoggy
Like polluted skies
Smoggy describes air thick with smog—the hazy pollution that hangs over cities, especially in summer: a smoggy afternoon in Los Angeles, The skyline was barely visible on smoggy days.
The word carries connotations of unhealthy air quality and urban environmental problems.
Unclear, indistinct
obscured · blurred · misty · gray · opaque · veiled · indistinct · shadowy
Substances released into air
- exhaustUse up entirely
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
- ozoneTriatomic oxygen allotrope
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
industrial · vehicles · combustion · fumes · contaminants · chemicals · toxins · soot
View of urban architecture
- trafficMovement along routes
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- downtownCentral business district
metropolis · commute · highways · Beijing · Delhi · rush-hour · sprawl · basin
Related to breathing organs
- asthmaChronic lung inflammation
- allergiesAdverse immune responses
- coughingForceful air expulsion reflex
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
breathing · lungs · masks · wheezing · bronchitis · indoors · symptoms
Reversal of position
- stagnantWithout movement or progress
- windlessLacking any breeze
- humidContaining much moisture
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
trapped · atmospheric · high-pressure · calm · conditions · summer · seasonal · persistent
hazy
Unclear, indistinct
dim · obscured · blurred · misty · gray · opaque · veiled · indistinct · shadowy · bleary
emissions
Substances released into air
- exhaustUse up entirely
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
- ozoneTriatomic oxygen allotrope
carbon · industrial · vehicles · combustion · fumes · contaminants · chemicals · toxins · soot · diesel
cityscape
View of urban architecture
- trafficMovement along routes
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
downtown · metropolis · commute · highways · Beijing · Delhi · rush-hour · sprawl · basin · inversion
respiratory
Related to breathing organs
- asthmaChronic lung inflammation
- allergiesAdverse immune responses
- coughingForceful air expulsion reflex
irritation · breathing · lungs · masks · wheezing · bronchitis · indoors · symptoms
inversion
Reversal of position
temperature · trapped · atmospheric · high-pressure · calm · conditions · summer · seasonal · persistent · lingering
smoggyclear
Without obstruction or fog
transparent · cloudless · pellucid · limpid · crystalline
- smog checksVehicle pollution compliance tests
- smog alertPublic health pollution advisory
- urban smogPolluted metropolitan air
- industrial smogAirborne manufacturing waste particles
- smog reductionDecreasing airborne urban contaminants
- choking smog