EMPOISONED Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

empoisoned

verb

past tense of empoison

as in angered

to implant bitter feelings in a series of misfortunes had empoisoned him against the whole world

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Rising housing prices, overwhelmed public transport and a flood of tourists in historic districts have angered locals, according to Reuters.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
Others, however, will be angered by the move — mostly because of how Madrid reacted to his 2024 Ballon d’Or victory ahead of Vinicius Junior.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of angered

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Pierre, a first-generation immigrant from Haiti, said he’s enraged by the deaths and sees them as a reminder that any situation could hit close to home.

— Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
When Odysseus meets Sinon’s ghost — enraged by the circumstances of his death outside Troy — at the entrance to the underworld during his voyage home, Sinon warns Odysseus of the dangers his family faces back in Ithaca.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of enraged

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That infuriated Angels fans, of course, since their team has baseball’s longest playoff drought — 12 years, counting this one.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Opting not to punish a German midfielder for a high boot moments before their goal infuriated Ecuadorian supporters.

— Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of infuriated

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Late in episode 1, the Supreme Ruler is revealed to Barry Kripke, a Caltech physicist who talks like Elmer Fudd and often antagonized TBBT’s heroes.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 24 July 2026
The release of the funds was a signal of Brussels’ embrace of the new government in Budapest after the 16-year tenure of Viktor Orbán, who was allied with Russia and antagonized the EU.

— Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

Definition of antagonized

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The original vision for Base is in tatters and much of the project now looks like a costly distraction that has embittered numerous users, and forced Coinbase to play catch-up to ascendant crypto powerhouses like Hyperliquid and Robinhood.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Alito came out a winner, but still embittered.

— Peter S. Canellos, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026

Definition of embittered

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