Synonyms of infected

infected

verb

past tense of infect

as in poisoned

to pass something harmful (such as a disease) to someone or something else

If you come to work when you're sick, you'll infect everyone in the office.

Related Words

• poisoned
• contaminated
• fouled
• corrupted
• spoiled
• transmitted
• gave
• tainted
• communicated
• polluted
• stained
• spread
• transfused
• conveyed
• imparted
• transferred
• conducted
• defiled
• soiled
• smudged
• blackened
• sullied
• rotted
• mired
• dirtied
• diluted
• adulterated
• befouled
• disseminated
• doctored
• besmirched
• begrimed
• grimed
• diffused
• propagated
• muddied
• watered down
• fouled up
• smirched
• broadcast
• handed down
• delivered
• handed over
• turned over
• handed on
• surrendered

Dissimilar Words

• sterilized
• purified
• contracted
• disinfected
• caught
• cleaned
• sanitized
• came down (with)
• decontaminated
• distilled
• cleared
• cleansed
• purged
• filtered
• clarified

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of infected

At the time Newman was infected in North Carolina with Lyme, the disease was believed to be largely limited to the Northeast. — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026

The latest reports of rabid animals follows an incident in July in which a beaver infected with rabies bit a 13-year-old boy at Cunningham Falls State Park in Maryland's Frederick County. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

People are thought to get infected by inhaling the amoeba from windblown dust or by getting contaminated soil or water in a wound. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

The jalapeño recall also impacts Taylor Fresh Foods, who also recalled shredded lettuce carrying cyclospora, a gastrointestinal illness that also causes diarrhea to those infected. — Joseph Hernandez august 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026

About one in five people infected with West Nile virus developed flu-like symptoms, including fever, headaches, body aches and nausea. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Most people infected with Salmonella suffer diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps, starting 6 hours to 6 days after ingesting the bacteria, the CDC says. — Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Within two years, nearly one-third of the global population was infected. — Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Public health officials are investigating after a person spent 11 hours at Universal Studios Hollywood while infected with the measles, possibly exposing other parkgoers. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026