EMPOISONED Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

empoisoned

verb

past tense of empoison

as in angered

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

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The trail’s California Environmental Quality Act exemption has angered an array of people.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Soon, other aggrieved groups—farmers, trade unionists, climate activists, yellow-vest protesters angered by rising costs—joined in, and the demonstrations that followed quickly became some of France’s most widespread and explosive since 1968.

— Maurice Samuels, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of angered

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After the release of the Pentagon Papers, which was a secret history of the Vietnam War compiled by figures in the Johnson administration, Richard Nixon is enraged.

— Dustin DeSoto, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026
The August meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky enraged many senior Russian officials.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of enraged

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The decision has infuriated Democrats and threatened the party’s path to winning a Senate majority.

— Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
The decision infuriated Democrats who had been pressing the two candidates to present a united front ahead of Election Day.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of infuriated

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Few Brazilians have publicly antagonized the move due to evident hazards brought by online betting to the country’s economy and mental health.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of antagonized

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Trump has dished out payments as elections approach However, many voters are already embittered by his economic leadership.

— Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
And so Ludwig Wilhelm Sachs, a Königsberg physician and a former member of Ebel’s circle, embittered by his expulsion, intervened.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of embittered

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