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
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
In the first half of the year, thousands of sea lions and dolphins stranded along beaches in Southern California, many found dead, poisoned by domoic acid created by toxic algae.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
When her boss — a beloved neighborhood chef — is poisoned during a wine tasting, Olivia becomes the prime suspect.
—Danielle Postel-Vinay, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Chloe then baked a cake poisoned with oleander leaves killing the owner’s wife and some children.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
The original trees had to be removed in 2013 after being poisoned by Alabama fan Harvey Updyke.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Although the beast’s soul has been sealed, its husk has poisoned the futuristic Sky City Toyko, leaving it quarantined under the control of a task force known as the Divine Dragon Order (DDO), led by Ryu himself.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
One of the jurors said deliberations were poisoned by a belief among some jurors that a member of the panel had been paid off by Weinstein or his lawyers.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
His family believed he had been poisoned by the spirit, according to the Tennessee State Museum.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
There’s often an arch detachment where the singer tries to pretend as though they haven’t actually been poisoned by being online themselves.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
In the first half of the year, thousands of sea lions and dolphins stranded along beaches in Southern California, many found dead, poisoned by domoic acid created by toxic algae.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
When her boss — a beloved neighborhood chef — is poisoned during a wine tasting, Olivia becomes the prime suspect.
—Danielle Postel-Vinay, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Chloe then baked a cake poisoned with oleander leaves killing the owner’s wife and some children.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
The original trees had to be removed in 2013 after being poisoned by Alabama fan Harvey Updyke.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Although the beast’s soul has been sealed, its husk has poisoned the futuristic Sky City Toyko, leaving it quarantined under the control of a task force known as the Divine Dragon Order (DDO), led by Ryu himself.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
One of the jurors said deliberations were poisoned by a belief among some jurors that a member of the panel had been paid off by Weinstein or his lawyers.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
His family believed he had been poisoned by the spirit, according to the Tennessee State Museum.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poisoned
Adjective
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Nothing was more freeing than finally realizing how poisonous these people are.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The scorpion, who will sting with their poisonous venom when hurt, is extremely intuitive and highly aware of their surroundings.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One year ago, Martinsville was tainted by race manipulation on two counts.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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That means Zaha will be suspended for Game 1 of the playoffs against NYCFC, which tainted an otherwise near-perfect evening for the home team.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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That includes farmers who have had sludge from water treatment plants spread on their land containing PFAS, fire departments, airports and municipalities, people who own land that was polluted by PFAS originating from another nearby property or waste facilities that accepted PFAS.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, women in cobalt-mining regions have reported reproductive-health concerns such as miscarriages and birth defects; cobalt mining has also polluted croplands.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ancient samples, degraded over centuries, often contain fragments too small for PCR to amplify.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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In their world, which is also ours, selfhood has degraded into taste, preferences, demography, and outlays of attention and money.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Others have turned toward the distant past to understand what has been lost and assess what can be recovered.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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In the days following Phoenix’s death, fans turned the outside of The Viper Room into a temporary shrine for the late actor.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Michelle spins a long and complicated tale, but insists Teddy was wrong about the Andromedans trying to infiltrate and poison humanity.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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Constant procedural upheaval and backlogs are poison.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Staff members spoiled him with attention, and Burrow left looking fluffy, clean, and happy for the rest of the day.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Vance would be home soon and the surprise would just have to be spoiled before dinner.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Investigators never determined how the armorer’s supply of dummy rounds became contaminated with live bullets — a major safety breach.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Poisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poisoned. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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