as in poisonous
containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing
leaving poisoned food to try to kill the roaches
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as in tainted
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
poisoning the minds of impressionable children with ethnic hatred
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as in polluted
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
exhaust fumes poisoning the air
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as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
this party partisanship poisons the national debate we should be having about this urgent problem
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as in turned
to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge
malicious rumors had poisoned many church members against the new pastor
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Recent Examples of poisoned
Christa Brown, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
This cover-up is the dark secret that poisoned the family for years.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors said Mann may have faked being poisoned as well.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Viktor Yushchenko, a Ukrainian presidential candidate who was poisoned with dioxin during an 2004 election campaign, perhaps by Kremlin operatives.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Sragen government chief Sigit Pamungkas said that samples of the food have been sent to a lab for testing in response to the 365 people poisoned, per the outlets.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
According to physicians, a 60-year-old man with no prior psychiatric or medical history arrived at their hospital’s emergency room claiming a neighbor poisoned him.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Without secure compute, network and storage hardware infrastructure, model parameters, inference data and intellectual property are at risk of being exposed or poisoned.
—Yuriy Bulygin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The blue tinge of Garrett’s corpse’s finger signals that he was poisoned, though, and this led to the discovery that Garrett’s father had sent him to the Rave’N to poison the outcasts, only the poison vial cracked and leeched into his skin instead.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
Abusers and traffickers are exploiting this lack of oversight—leaving women coerced, deceived, and sometimes poisoned.
—Christa Brown, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
This cover-up is the dark secret that poisoned the family for years.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors said Mann may have faked being poisoned as well.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
Viktor Yushchenko, a Ukrainian presidential candidate who was poisoned with dioxin during an 2004 election campaign, perhaps by Kremlin operatives.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
Sragen government chief Sigit Pamungkas said that samples of the food have been sent to a lab for testing in response to the 365 people poisoned, per the outlets.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
According to physicians, a 60-year-old man with no prior psychiatric or medical history arrived at their hospital’s emergency room claiming a neighbor poisoned him.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Without secure compute, network and storage hardware infrastructure, model parameters, inference data and intellectual property are at risk of being exposed or poisoned.
—Yuriy Bulygin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The blue tinge of Garrett’s corpse’s finger signals that he was poisoned, though, and this led to the discovery that Garrett’s father had sent him to the Rave’N to poison the outcasts, only the poison vial cracked and leeched into his skin instead.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poisoned
Adjective
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Wolf spider bites are not poisonous and won't cause sores or body-wide symptoms from its venom.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
6 Sep. 2025
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This unconstitutional partisan politicization is poisonous to unit morale and discipline with long-term consequences for who serves and why.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Conversely, the painful final months of a relationship can overshadow years of warmth, making the entire story feel tainted.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The decision came in response to challenges from criminal defense attorneys, who argued their clients’ prosecutions were tainted because Habba was kept in place despite not previously serving as the first assistant to the office.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Other public speakers, like Tabitha Fader, said the reroute would cause irreparable harm if wetlands and rivers were polluted during pipeline construction or in the event of a spill.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Grand Calumet River and Indiana Harbor Ship Canal — located in East Chicago — were polluted from more than a century of industrial and municipal wastewater discharges, and caused multiple grassroots organizations to advocate for cleanup measures along the river.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Long-term drought has degraded the old-growth forest where the squirrels live.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Thioesters and early chemistry Earlier efforts to attach amino acids to RNA had relied on highly reactive compounds that quickly degraded in water and caused amino acids to clump together rather than bind to RNA.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Valverde turned 27 in July and is now in his eighth season with Madrid’s first team since joining from Penarol in his Uruguayan homeland for €5million as an 18-year-old in summer 2016.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Valdez turned his back to the plate and paused as Salazar and Volpe stared at him.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Constant procedural upheaval and backlogs are poison.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Behavior and reproduction Most frogs are nocturnal, but not poison frogs.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
28 Feb. 2020
Verb
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However, an egg past its use-by date is not necessarily spoiled.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
2 Sep. 2025
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Fans of the original film have been very vocal about the costumes seen on set — with some expressing frustration about the sheer number of looks that have been spoiled thanks to the swarm of paparazzi.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Know how to avoid injury from debris, contaminated water, carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution, and damaged buildings and infrastructure.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The recall was initiated after the cheese's foreign manufacturer was informed by its health authorities that it was potentially contaminated with listeria.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Poisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poisoned. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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