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adulterated

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of adulterated

containing foreign or lower-grade substances

the outbreak of food poisoning was traced to adulterated ground beef

Synonyms of adulterated

adulterate, alloyed, contaminated, dilute, diluted, impure, polluted, tainted, thinned, weakened

Words Related to adulterated

unclarified, unfiltered, unrefined

befouled, begrimed, bemired, besmirched, corrupted, debased, defiled, dirtied, fouled, maculate (or maculated), soiled, spoiled, sullied

blended, commingled, incorporated, intermingled, intermixed, merged, mingled, mixed

coalesced, combined, compounded

cheapened, doctored

Near Antonyms of adulterated

clarified, filtered, purified, refined, ultrarefined

neat, plain, straight

concentrated, strong

sterile, sterilized

clean, immaculate, spotless, stainless, unsoiled, unsullied

Antonyms of adulterated

fine, pure, ultrapure, unadulterated, unalloyed, uncontaminated, uncut, undiluted, unmixed, unpolluted, untainted

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