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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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