Synonyms of infected

infected

verb

past tense of infect

as in poisoned

to pass something harmful (such as a disease) to someone or something else

If you come to work when you're sick, you'll infect everyone in the office.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poisoned
• contaminated
• fouled
• corrupted
• spoiled
• transmitted
• gave
• tainted
• communicated
• polluted
• stained
• spread
• transfused
• conveyed
• imparted
• transferred
• conducted
• defiled
• soiled
• smudged
• blackened
• sullied
• rotted
• spoilt
• dirtied
• mired
• diluted
• adulterated
• muddied
• befouled
• disseminated
• doctored
• besmirched
• begrimed
• diffused
• grimed
• propagated
• watered down
• fouled up
• smirched
• broadcasted
• broadcast
• handed down
• delivered
• handed over
• turned over
• handed on
• surrendered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sterilized
• purified
• contracted
• disinfected
• caught
• cleaned
• sanitized
• came down (with)
• decontaminated
• distilled
• cleared
• cleansed
• purged
• filtered
• clarified

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of infected

What's worse, being infected by a sadistic demonic entity that feeds off its victims' trauma or the crushing loneliness of superstardom? —Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024

These two cases bring the total number of humans infected with bird flu by diseased dairy cattle to six. —Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024

All species of iris can be infected. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024

The main symptom in both cases was red eyes, or conjunctivitis, a sign that a person has been infected through their eyes. —Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024