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
Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
And guess what, hospitals are seeing cases of vitamin A toxicity — of kids poisoned by being fed too many vitamins instead of being vaccinated.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
For a quarter century the Dolphins were plagued by mediocre quarterback play, terrified of having quarterbacks actually compete for their status and roles, and poisoned by bad offensive line play.
—Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Although Putin's enemies have been known to fall mysteriously out of windows, and being poisoned abroad, Ananyev was a member of the government and a supporter of the war in Ukraine.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Wildfire smoke poisoned the air.
—Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2025
Turns out, she had been poisoned.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
The animals may have been poisoned by ingesting fish contaminated by domoic acid, a toxin released by the common coastal phytoplankton Pseudo-nitzschia.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
But the song resurfaces in the clumsiest of ways at the end of the episode, with a whispery cover by Wendy Wang providing the backdrop to the moment when Billy gets poisoned to death by Jane, who’s revealed to be working undercover for Sinatra.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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That number includes children, who represent 16 percent of those poisoned and 27 percent of all fatalities.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2025
And guess what, hospitals are seeing cases of vitamin A toxicity — of kids poisoned by being fed too many vitamins instead of being vaccinated.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
For a quarter century the Dolphins were plagued by mediocre quarterback play, terrified of having quarterbacks actually compete for their status and roles, and poisoned by bad offensive line play.
—Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Although Putin's enemies have been known to fall mysteriously out of windows, and being poisoned abroad, Ananyev was a member of the government and a supporter of the war in Ukraine.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Wildfire smoke poisoned the air.
—Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2025
Turns out, she had been poisoned.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
The animals may have been poisoned by ingesting fish contaminated by domoic acid, a toxin released by the common coastal phytoplankton Pseudo-nitzschia.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
But the song resurfaces in the clumsiest of ways at the end of the episode, with a whispery cover by Wendy Wang providing the backdrop to the moment when Billy gets poisoned to death by Jane, who’s revealed to be working undercover for Sinatra.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poisoned
Adjective
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The attack, which only killed the bomber but could have been much worse, is an act worthy of perhaps the dumbest and most poisonous ideology on the planet right now.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
19 May 2025
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From such small radioactive acorns do poisonous oaks grow.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
Verb
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Amazon objected to the 2022 warehouse election results, alleging the Amazon Labor Union and the federal labor board had tainted the vote.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Dec. 2024
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Some see all Russians and their cultural heritage as irredeemably tainted by imperial thinking, a view heavily influenced by post-colonial studies in American academia.—
Andrew Higgins,
New York Times,
22 Dec. 2024
Verb
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If global warming is uncontrolled, 90% of all coral reefs in the world will be functionally degraded by 2050.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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One manager, in particular, repeatedly degraded the workers, calling them racial slurs and making comments about their work ethic, the lawsuit said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Behavior and reproduction Most frogs are nocturnal, but not poison frogs.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
28 Feb. 2020
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Some farmers even intentionally poison cranes to stop them from foraging in their crops.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
10 Feb. 2020
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Separately, norovirus outbreaks can also spring from food that was contaminated at the source and that’s often eaten raw, like shellfish harvested from virus-laden water or produce washed with it.—
Maggie O'Neill,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2025
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The stunt resulted in the restaurant having to throw away pounds of sandwich fixings out of concern they were contaminated, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in an affidavit.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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But now Miami would have to be convinced of bringing in the 31-year-old Beal, who, by picking up his $57 million player option for 2026-27, is still owed $110 million for two seasons after this one.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Once and for all, you will be convinced that ranch and pickles are the perfect pairing.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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From start to finish, Magic Mike XXL is an absolute joy—a film that boldly rejects toxic masculinity, that isn’t driven by rivalries or alpha dynamics or cynicism, that features men who build each other up, who cry together, who admit fears, who help each other accomplish their goals.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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For more than 100 years, trash, toxic materials, and sewage from failing treatment plants on both sides of the border have fouled the river.—
Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Lennon's notoriously troubled upbringing was marred by paternal abandonment, frequent moves, and the sudden death of those closest to him, including his estranged mother Julia.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The decision was not marred by procedural unfairness.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Poisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poisoned. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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