EMPOISON Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

empoison

verb

im-ˈpȯi-zᵊn

Definition of empoison

as in to anger

to implant bitter feelings in a series of misfortunes had empoisoned him against the whole world

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Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich faces a fight for political survival in elections in October after angering his fellow West Bank settlers by voting not to punish ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse to serve in the military.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
The actor also objected to being a locker room scene that required full-frontal nudity, which allegedly angered Russell, TMZ reported.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of anger

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Fauci pleaded the Fifth a number of times, which appears to have enraged a lot of people.

— Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
The only reliable way to reach mainstream or even moderate recognition against all the noise is to either carpet-bomb social media with clips or to enrage wide swaths of the public.

— Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026

Definition of enrage

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Sami Zayn, who had recently lost the title, was visibly infuriated by Owens' unexpected return and victory, even injuring Owens' neck during the intense bout.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
That infuriated Angels fans, of course, since their team has baseball’s longest playoff drought — 12 years, counting this one.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of infuriate

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Late in episode 1, the Supreme Ruler is revealed to Barry Kripke, a Caltech physicist who talks like Elmer Fudd and often antagonized TBBT’s heroes.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026
While the competition ignited the box office in a world-class example of counterprogramming, the move was seen as baiting and antagonizing the director.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 July 2026

Definition of antagonize

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