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

One in 50 pregnant women in Fiji are infected with the virus, said Lalabalavu, the health minister. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

While most people infected with the virus do not develop symptoms, others can experience anything from fevers, headaches, vomiting, and more within two to six days after being bit. — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

The North Carolina teenager who died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba called Naegleria fowleri was likely infected from a water feature at a community center, according to state and local officials. — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Bech Parker paid for an Uber to transport Trevor to a vet, who told her Trevor’s legs were broken and badly infected. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Chickenpox reawakens as shingles The varicella zoster virus that causes chickenpox has infected over 90% of the world’s population. — Andrew Bubak, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Luckily, there was only one case of a secondary infection—the one child who was infected who did not go inside the castles. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

The Bronx cluster follows an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease on the Upper East Side that claimed 11 lives and infected 94 people over the summer. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

The person who died suffered from neurological complications of the disease, which affect about one in 150 people infected, according to a county news release. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026