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
Arushi Jacob, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Weinstein’s lawyers have argued that his New York conviction last year was poisoned by bad blood among jurors.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Could Ty Jones, whose autopsy said the 33-year-old died of heart issues, have been poisoned too?
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
But Antonelli also questioned reports the two had been deliberately poisoned.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
According to Italian media outlets Corriere della Sera and ANSA, citing local police, tests have shown that the pair were actually poisoned with ricin, a poison often used by terrorists.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
The new summer blockbuster will follow Supergirl's three-day mission to obtain a cure for her superdog and friend, Krypto, who is poisoned by villainous alien Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts).
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
That is, until Krypto is poisoned by the henchmen of villain Krem of the Yellow Hills, with only three days to save him.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Both release branches were poisoned within 39 minutes of each other.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
Who cares about the fact that her friend cheated when her child was poisoned by her husband and her father?
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Weinstein’s lawyers have argued that his New York conviction last year was poisoned by bad blood among jurors.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Could Ty Jones, whose autopsy said the 33-year-old died of heart issues, have been poisoned too?
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
But Antonelli also questioned reports the two had been deliberately poisoned.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
According to Italian media outlets Corriere della Sera and ANSA, citing local police, tests have shown that the pair were actually poisoned with ricin, a poison often used by terrorists.
—Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
The new summer blockbuster will follow Supergirl's three-day mission to obtain a cure for her superdog and friend, Krypto, who is poisoned by villainous alien Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts).
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
That is, until Krypto is poisoned by the henchmen of villain Krem of the Yellow Hills, with only three days to save him.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Both release branches were poisoned within 39 minutes of each other.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poisoned
Adjective
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Restoring the balance of the humors through profusely bleeding the patient or inducing vomiting or diarrhea with the poisonous plant hellebore.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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There’s a steadiness to Tung/Wonder Woman that stands out for its quiet authority in a frequently goofy landscape peppered with poisonous robes and finger-eating minions.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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An expert who spoke to New York magazine estimated that about 30 percent of the peptides tested for clients were contaminated or otherwise tainted.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
29 Apr. 2026
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Court exhibit But that, too, Casteleiro argued, was tainted.—
Mary Murphy,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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That is exactly what this film cleverly does — pinpoints the insidious nature of far-right movements and the creeping rhetoric that has polluted our society.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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Water sources are often polluted through run-off from lawns that contain herbicides.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
28 Apr. 2026
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His moves to West Ham United and Milan have badly degraded the 33-year-old’s stock.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The war has degraded Iran’s nuclear and missile programs.—
Valerie Morkevicius,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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What could’ve turned into a game of foul trouble and interruptions instead turned into a game Brunson controlled anyway.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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Doja Cat turned herself into a work of art in head-to-toe Saint Laurent to attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2026 Met Gala in New York City on Monday.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Power to the people is poison to the powerful.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Dropped in recent years because carbs are poison.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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What happens next cannot be spoiled, only experienced, with startled laughter.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Cincy spoiled the shutout in the ninth off reliever Jimmy Herget when Will Benson tagged him for a two-run homer.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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Consumption of food contaminated with salmonella can cause salmonellosis, one of the most common bacterial foodborne illnesses.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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But living in the Cuesta Park neighborhood of Mountain View, the 34-year-old mom has been without clean water for nearly a week after a water main was contaminated during a construction project.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Poisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poisoned. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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