Pronunciation change

  • (US) IPA (key): /ənˌvaɪ.ɚnˈmɛn.təl/
  • (UK) IPA (key): /ɪnˌvaɪ.rə(n)ˈmɛn.təl/
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Adjective change

Positive
environmental

Comparative
more environmental

Superlative
most environmental

Environmental is on the Academic Vocabulary List.
  1. Environmental protection, education, issues, etc. all relate to the natural world: land, air, water, and living things.
    The country needs help to deal with its environmental problems.
    Saving the forests makes economic as well as environmental sense.
  2. Environmental factors, impact, effect, etc. all relate to the area around someone or something.
    The disease is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.

Related words change