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
Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
In times of crisis, these individuals may be offered or pushed into leadership positions that are precarious, at best, and poisoned, at worst.
—Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The iconic American bird was almost wiped out in the 1960s due to the pesticide DDT, which poisoned the eagles and made their eggs weak and flimsy.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Poisoned Data, Poisoned Outcomes One of the biggest dangers in the AI supply chain is poisoned training data.
—Steve Wilson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Haunting pictures of rows of small bodies covered in white sheets—some of the 400 children who were poisoned in the attack—became emblematic of the Assad regime’s cruelty.
—Gregory D. Koblentz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
Decades of industrial dumping had polluted the water and poisoned its plants and animals.
—Eliza Principe Garcia, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
His recipe was so popular that our friends started making it too, until one accidentally poisoned us and the rest of her dinner party by using a can that had gone bad.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Australia has also updated its travel advisory for Fiji to warn about the risk of alcoholic drinks’ being spiked or poisoned with methanol.
—Seyed Ismail Nafeesa, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
Drugs, success, and conflicting personalities had poisoned members’ relationships.
—Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
In times of crisis, these individuals may be offered or pushed into leadership positions that are precarious, at best, and poisoned, at worst.
—Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The iconic American bird was almost wiped out in the 1960s due to the pesticide DDT, which poisoned the eagles and made their eggs weak and flimsy.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Poisoned Data, Poisoned Outcomes One of the biggest dangers in the AI supply chain is poisoned training data.
—Steve Wilson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Haunting pictures of rows of small bodies covered in white sheets—some of the 400 children who were poisoned in the attack—became emblematic of the Assad regime’s cruelty.
—Gregory D. Koblentz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
Decades of industrial dumping had polluted the water and poisoned its plants and animals.
—Eliza Principe Garcia, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
His recipe was so popular that our friends started making it too, until one accidentally poisoned us and the rest of her dinner party by using a can that had gone bad.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Australia has also updated its travel advisory for Fiji to warn about the risk of alcoholic drinks’ being spiked or poisoned with methanol.
—Seyed Ismail Nafeesa, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for poisoned
Adjective
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However, its seeds, flowers, and leaves are very poisonous.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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While shooting the scene, the snake handlers identified which snakes by color were poisonous and told Goggins not to touch them.—
Lexi Carson,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 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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When the tile degraded, the gaps were filled in with livestock bones.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Dec. 2024
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That’s good news, considering phosphorous pollution has degraded water quality in the Everglades for decades and remains a challenge.—
Rebecca Blackwell,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Dec. 2024
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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The Netflix series delves into the pressures that young men face in a world of toxic masculinity and social media.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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This time Grande herself is in the zone, removed from a toxic situation and questioning her own reality.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
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The couple welcomed two children, True, 6, and Tatum, 2, but their romance was marred by Thompson's multiple cheating scandals.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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But others argue these budget controls are ensuring Connecticut won’t return to the 2010s, a decade marred by frequent annual deficits and some of the largest tax hikes in state history.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Poisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poisoned. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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