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

About a week after that procedure, Bickelhaupt received a second opinion from a different neurosurgeon, who said the bone flap was infected and should be removed. — Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

The fear is that a traveling ram could become infected by a domestic sheep, and then take that pathogen back to the wild herd. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026

Last year, a Maryland resident who recently returned from travel to El Salvador was found to be infected with NWS, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson told ABC News at the time. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

The Ebola outbreak has surpassed 10,000 people infected since its declaration in May, according to the latest figures from the Democratic Republic of Congo. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

More young people, like Zwick, and people who aren’t immunocompromised are getting infected, doctors say. — Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 27 Oct. 2026

As the outbreak stretched to a month, CDC officials expressed concerns, asking how anyone would know if a worker had been infected if they weren’t getting tested. — Nat Lash, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

People who have been infected with salmonella may experience diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, usually six hours to six days after swallowing the bacteria, health officials said. — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026