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contaminated

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of contaminated

containing foreign or lower-grade substances

the hospitals had no choice but to throw out the contaminated blood supply

Synonyms of contaminated

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

Words Related to contaminated

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 contaminated

clarified, filtered, purified, refined, ultrarefined

neat, plain, straight

concentrated, strong

sterile, sterilized

clean, immaculate, spotless, stainless, unsoiled, unsullied

Antonyms of contaminated

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

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