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

The campaign has resulted in the network compromise of at least one organization when a connected device was found to be infected by FreakyPoll, the name of one of Sandworm’s custom malware packages. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

How can you get infected by cyclosporiasis You can get infected by cyclosporiasis by eating food or drinking water that has the parasite cyclospora, according to the CDC. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026

Nearly 2,000 people have been infected and more than 700 have died in DR Congo and parts of Uganda since mid-May, in what experts fear could be the biggest Ebola outbreak on record. — semafor.com, 15 July 2026

In Michigan, which appears to be the epicenter of the outbreak, over 3,700 people have been infected, state authorities said. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026

Taco Bell has removed ingredients from some stores in what the fast food chain said was a precautionary move as thousands of people have been infected with the gastrointestinal illness cyclosporiasis. — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Patients usually become sick about a week after becoming infected, but symptoms could beginas soon as two days or as long as two weeks or more after exposure. — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 July 2026

At the epicenter of the cyclosporiasis outbreak in Michigan, where more than 3,700 residents have been infected, public health experts say a possible culprit under investigation is leafy greens. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Those infected ranged from ages 5 to 86 years old, and though there have been hospitalizations, there have yet to be any deaths from the condition. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 9 July 2026