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
Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors alleged Richins poisoned her husband with a cocktail laced with illicit fentanyl while the couple was celebrating at their home in March 2022.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The false death of Nicholas Bell (David Morse) — which evolved from a heart attack and Bailey’s grandfather being poisoned — brought malicious forces out of the woodwork.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2026
Nicholas and three of his playmates at the day care were poisoned by the lethal opioid, which the owners stored in a nap room, officials said.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Other witnesses could include relatives of the defendant and her late husband, and friends of Eric Richins who have recounted phone conversations from the day prosecutors say he was first poisoned by his wife of nine years.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Turns out, Chris lied about touching a stone mid-play and has quietly poisoned every victory and memory the team has enjoyed since.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
In 2016, dozens of residents from a subdivision about 20 miles from the Boarmans’ home sued oil giant ConocoPhillips, alleging that years of improper oil field waste disposal had poisoned their drinking water.
—Nick Bowlin, The Frontier, 16 Feb. 2026
He was previously poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok while flying from Moscow to Siberia in 2020, eventually recovering after a long period of treatment in Germany.
—CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
In Alabama, the punishment for this audacity had most often involved waking up to her family’s dogs poisoned in the night.
—Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors alleged Richins poisoned her husband with a cocktail laced with illicit fentanyl while the couple was celebrating at their home in March 2022.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The false death of Nicholas Bell (David Morse) — which evolved from a heart attack and Bailey’s grandfather being poisoned — brought malicious forces out of the woodwork.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2026
Nicholas and three of his playmates at the day care were poisoned by the lethal opioid, which the owners stored in a nap room, officials said.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Other witnesses could include relatives of the defendant and her late husband, and friends of Eric Richins who have recounted phone conversations from the day prosecutors say he was first poisoned by his wife of nine years.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Turns out, Chris lied about touching a stone mid-play and has quietly poisoned every victory and memory the team has enjoyed since.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
In 2016, dozens of residents from a subdivision about 20 miles from the Boarmans’ home sued oil giant ConocoPhillips, alleging that years of improper oil field waste disposal had poisoned their drinking water.
—Nick Bowlin, The Frontier, 16 Feb. 2026
He was previously poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok while flying from Moscow to Siberia in 2020, eventually recovering after a long period of treatment in Germany.
—CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poisoned
Adjective
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For animals with severe toxicities, dialysis can be used to treat kidney failure as well as to extract poisonous substances from the blood, preventing further damage.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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If the flowers of sweet almond trees are pollinated with pollen from their bitter almond cousins, the resulting nuts are likely to be poisonous.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The last few seasons were tainted by injuries and inconsistency.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
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Once a sky-blue democracy is restored, may Trump’s days of infamy be ruled illegitimate and his name and legacy duly tainted by all of history, darkly blackened or cautiously reddened in the honest records that this twerp and his twisted cohorts have conspired so heinously to whitewash.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Today, the bluegills, catfish and Canada geese that once populated the area have mostly abandoned the creek, which has long been polluted by runoff from farms and nearby parking lots.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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The copper-mining industry has so polluted the town that its air stinks and its mountains are covered in black ash.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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As a result, another strategic asset of the regime has been degraded.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s air-defense network has been badly degraded, and its navy reduced to a fraction of its former capacity.—
Richard Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Mutiny includes no college grads in dead-end jobs whose grievances have turned them toward MAGA rather than union activism—young men and women recruited by Turning Point USA while still in college.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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When Leu, early this year, turned all but three acres of his property over to the city for a park the Tabebuia fell under municipal ownership.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 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
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Dane admits that first sales trip spoiled him for life.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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We’ve been spoiled in recent years.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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But the tunnels would then be contaminated and unusable, and the team would need to be careful about its own safety.—
Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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An ingredient used in the meatloaf may be contaminated with salmonella, the recall notice says.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Poisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poisoned. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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