Synonyms of adulterating

adulterating

verb

present participle of adulterate

as in diluting

to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances

the company was fined for adulterating its "all beef" frankfurters with cereal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diluting
• polluting
• cutting
• loading
• infecting
• manipulating
• poisoning
• weakening
• thinning
• dirtying
• tainting
• spoiling
• extending
• contaminating
• sophisticating
• degrading
• lacing
• soiling
• corrupting
• debasing
• watering down
• defiling
• misrepresenting
• falsifying
• cheapening
• counterfeiting
• sullying
• tempering
• fouling
• doctoring
• faking
• befouling
• spiking
• tampering (with)
• attenuating
• qualifying
• moderating
• fudging
• envenoming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enriching
• strengthening
• fortifying
• reinforcing
• supplementing
• fertilizing
• augmenting
• purifying
• improving
• refining
• cleaning
• larding
• enhancing
• distilling
• purging
• clarifying
• richening
• cleansing
• pasteurizing
• filtering
• leaching
• flushing
• decontaminating
• bettering
• concentrating
• condensing
• compacting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adulterating

This comes after Martin pled guilty to willfully poisoning or adulterating food, water or medicine, which is a felony offense in Nevada. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026