as in poisonous
containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing
the envenomed spines of these tropical fishes make them a particular hazard of coral reefs
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as in angered
to implant bitter feelings in
thoughtless, self-indulgent antics that only managed to envenom his teammates
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for envenomed
Adjective
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But to isolate gold, galamsey workers typically use poisonous mercury, which pollutes drinking water and farmland and has been linked to serious illness and birth defects.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025 -
However, new evidence indicates that exposure to the poisonous element is not necessarily a new issue.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lorincz was frequently angered over local children (including Owens’) playing in a field close to her home.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Many protesters were especially angered by attacks on their motives.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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The incident enraged the South Koreans and ran counter to Trump’s push to lure foreign manufacturers to invest in America.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Michael was similarly enraged by the support.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Constant procedural upheaval and backlogs are poison.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Behavior and reproduction Most frogs are nocturnal, but not poison frogs.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
28 Feb. 2020
Verb
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Heritage Action’s tactics so infuriated the Republican leadership that Senator Mitch McConnell called on Heritage donors to stop funding the group.—
Andy Kroll,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Johnson's explanations have infuriated Grijalva's supporters.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sleeping in hammocks above the jungle floor to avoid venomous insect bites.—
Kit Bernardi,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Fortunately, the big yellow reptile turned out to be a San Diego Gopher Snake—a non-venomous species commonly found in Southern California.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Here, the situation has changed, leaving many of the gods either hardened or embittered by the conflict.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance comes at a time when the government has antagonized Latino communities, spread anti-Latino rhetoric, and treated immigrants with abject cruelty, callously celebrating images of forceful, often violent arrests and brutal detainments.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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That deployment antagonized demonstrators and prompted nightly clashes.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Envenomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/envenomed. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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