Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sanitation

2 senses of sanitation

Sense 1
sanitation -- (the state of being clean and conducive to health)
       => sanitariness -- (the state of being conducive to health)

Sense 2
sanitation, sanitization, sanitisation -- (making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing)
       => cleaning, cleansing, cleanup -- (the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning")