Synonyms of poisoned

poisoned 1 of 2

adjective

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poisonous
• poison
• toxic
• venomous
• harmful
• envenomed
• infective
• infectious
• malignant
• injurious
• pathogenic
• pestilential
• lethal
• virulent
• deleterious
• baneful
• contagious
• fatal
• noxious
• unhealthful
• hurtful
• deadly
• nocuous
• unwholesome
• unhealthy
• pestilent
• fell
• calamitous
• murderous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nontoxic
• beneficial
• healthy
• helpful
• healthful
• curative
• wholesome
• harmless
• remedial
• nonpoisonous
• palliative
• salubrious
• salutary
• benign
• innocuous
• inoffensive
• nonvenomous
• nonfatal
• nonlethal

poisoned

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verb

past tense of poison

1

as in tainted

to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable

poisoning the minds of impressionable children with ethnic hatred

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tainted
• spoiled
• marred
• stained
• darkened
• touched
• tarnished
• vitiated
• degraded
• polluted
• discredited
• smeared
• distorted
• corrupted
• lowered
• blackened
• blemished
• blurred
• soiled
• sullied
• clouded
• disgraced
• discolored
• smudged
• dishonored
• tarred
• perverted
• shamed
• debased
• besmirched
• dirtied
• subverted
• twisted
• sank
• besmeared
• fouled
• demeaned
• colored
• smutted
• smirched
• depraved
• debauched
• begrimed
• cheapened
• demoralized
• abased
• bastardized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purified
• cleansed
• elevated
• magnified
• uplifted
• dignified
• enshrined
• glorified
• ennobled
• hallowed

2

as in polluted

to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable

exhaust fumes poisoning the air

Synonyms & Similar Words

• polluted
• contaminated
• tainted
• infected
• defiled
• befouled
• fouled
• stained
• diluted
• soiled
• sullied
• adulterated
• blackened
• smudged
• rotted
• corrupted
• dirtied
• besmirched
• muddied
• mired
• spoiled
• begrimed
• grimed
• smirched
• watered down
• doctored
• fouled up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purified
• cleaned
• distilled
• cleared
• purged
• cleansed
• clarified
• filtered
• decontaminated
• sterilized
• disinfected
• sanitized

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• degraded
• corrupted
• weakened
• deteriorated
• diluted
• humiliated
• destroyed
• subverted
• damaged
• perverted
• tainted
• ruined
• contaminated
• depraved
• polluted
• debased
• cankered
• disgraced
• demeaned
• vitiated
• debauched
• prostituted
• marred
• warped
• lessened
• bastardized
• demoralized
• profaned
• harmed
• cheapened
• hurt
• thinned
• shamed
• wrecked
• impaired
• abased
• humbled
• spoiled
• defiled
• watered down
• dishonored
• stained
• dirtied
• tarnished
• flawed
• befouled
• begrimed
• descended
• defaced
• took down
• downgraded
• depreciated
• blemished

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevated
• uplifted
• improved
• honored
• enriched
• exalted
• amended
• ennobled
• enhanced
• dignified
• purified
• perfected
• cleaned
• refined
• restored
• ameliorated
• cleansed
• bettered
• clarified
• respected
• meliorated

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• turned
• convinced
• persuaded
• prejudiced
• biased
• influenced
• disposed
• inclined
• predisposed
• suggested
• prepossessed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of poisoned

Verb

Colonizers call it voluntary emigration, but there is nothing voluntary about fleeing after your home has been bombed, your fields poisoned, your water cut off and your child buried. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Over the course of Exile, one of Loktev’s subjects is poisoned; another receives a five-year prison sentence in absentia. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, at Silo 18, the rebels try prevent the entire group from being poisoned. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

Veterinarians determined that the snake's venom poisoned Samba, prompting them to give her antivenin. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Glutathione is processed in sterile compounding pharmacies, and there have been cases of people getting poisoned due to contamination at these facilities, Sack said. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Patterson was accused of pretending to eat the same portion, and of feigning illness in an elaborate ruse to suggest she’d also been poisoned. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Israel's war against Hezbollah in south Lebanon has poisoned soil and destroyed valuable ecosystems for generations to come. — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

The types of crimes weren’t spelled out, but imagine that a President, say, poisoned his estranged spouse and concealed the crime until after leaving the White House. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026