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poison

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of poison

containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing
  • the witch gave Snow White a poison apple
Synonyms of poison

envenomed, poisoned, poisonous, toxic, venomous
Words Related to poison

contagious, infectious, infective, pathogenic, pestilent, pestilential

baneful, deleterious, harmful, hurtful, injurious, malignant, nocuous, noxious, virulent

unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

calamitous, deadly, fatal, fell, lethal, murderous
Near Antonyms of poison

beneficial, curative, healthful, healthy, helpful, palliative, remedial, salubrious, salutary, wholesome

benign, harmless, innocuous, inoffensive

nonfatal, nonlethal
Antonyms of poison

nonpoisonous, nontoxic, nonvenomous

poison

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of poison

a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing
  • the only way to get rid of rats is to leave out poison
Synonyms of poison

bane, toxic, toxin, venom
Words Related to poison

cancer, contagion, disease, virus

fungicide, germicide, herbicide, insecticide, microbicide, pesticide, toxicant
Near Antonyms of poison

antidote, antivenin, antivenom, mithridate

cure

cure-all, elixir, panacea

poison

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of poison

1 to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
  • poisoning the minds of impressionable children with ethnic hatred
Synonyms of poison

blemish, darken, mar, spoil, stain, taint, tarnish, touch, vitiate
Words Related to poison

begrime, besmear, besmirch, blacken, blur, cloud, dirty, discolor, pollute, smear, smirch, smudge, smut, soil, sully, tar

abase, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, lower, shame, sink

bastardize, corrupt, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, subvert

color, distort, twist
Near Antonyms of poison

cleanse, purify

dignify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, glorify, hallow, magnify, uplift
2 to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
  • exhaust fumes poisoning the air
Synonyms of poison

befoul, contaminate, defile, foul, pollute, taint
Words Related to poison

infect

begrime, besmirch, blacken, dirty, foul up, grime, mire, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully

corrupt, rot, spoil

adulterate, doctor

dilute, water down
Near Antonyms of poison

clarify, clean, cleanse, clear, distill (also distil), purge

filter

disinfect, sanitize, sterilize
Antonyms of poison

decontaminate, purify
3 to lower in character, dignity, or quality
  • this party partisanship poisons the national debate we should be having about this urgent problem
Synonyms of poison

abase, bastardize, canker, cheapen, corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, deteriorate, lessen, pervert, profane, prostitute, subvert, vitiate, warp
Words Related to poison

befoul, begrime, contaminate, defile, dilute, dirty, pollute, taint, thin, water down, weaken

descend

disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, shame, take down

blemish, damage, deface, destroy, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, mar, ruin, spoil, stain, tarnish, wreck

depreciate, downgrade
Near Antonyms of poison

dignify, exalt, honor

ameliorate, amend, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect

clarify, clean, cleanse, purify, refine, restore

respect
Antonyms of poison

elevate, ennoble, uplift
4 to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge
  • malicious rumors had poisoned many church members against the new pastor
Synonyms of poison

bias, prejudice, turn
Words Related to poison

dispose, incline, predispose

influence, prepossess

convince, persuade, suggest

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