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

One of the mainstays of the local economy is also artisanal gold mining — which attracts informal workers who are highly mobile, and therefore likely to spread Ebola quickly if infected. — Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 23 July 2026

Thousands of people have been infected across 41 states so far this summer, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Another infectious traveler passed through LAX while infected with measles earlier this month. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

When poultry get infected, there is a near-zero chance of survival, so governments across the world have embarked on mass slaughter campaigns in infected farms to slow the spread. — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

At least 36 health care workers in Congo have become infected with the virus and died since May. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 22 July 2026

The long incubation period means many may be unknowingly infected. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

People become infected by breathing in tiny droplets of contaminated water, commonly from sources such as cooling towers, hot tubs or decorative fountains. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 19 July 2026

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