Synonyms for adulterate
- verb
- adjective
Most common
contaminate corrupt alloy sophisticate dilute stretch debase
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Contaminate — to corrupt, to debase (someone or something)
contaminate, corrupt, alloy, sophisticate, vitiate, doctor, warp, pervert, pollute, defile, falsify, debauch, bastardize UK US, bastardise UK, lead astray, profane, violate, misuse, infect, seduce, taint, subvert, deprave
3. Adulter — to make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances
Other
Adjective
Definitions
- v. 1
To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).
- v. 2
To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
to adulterate coins, drugs, food and drink, etc.
Related words
- Word family
- adulterator adulterant adulterated adulteration adulterer adulteress adulterine adulterize
- Is a kind of
- aggravate debase mix
Forms
- Past participle
- adulterated
e.g. adulterated → contaminated, corrupted, alloyed, sophisticated…
Example sentences
- alloy Electrum is a natural alloy of gold and silver.
- contaminate Cars with heat engines contaminate a lot.
- vitiate Repeated delays may vitiate the public's confidence in the project.
- stretch My friend got to ride a stretch limousine to prom!
- dilute Can I use this solvent to dilute my sample?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| adulterate | steady | |
| alloy | falling | |
| contaminate | steady | |
| sophisticate | steady | |
| vitiate | falling | |
| stretch | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fake1, load1, warp1
- 5 letters
- alloy2, taint1
- 6 letters
- doctor2, misuse2, weaken2, infect2, seduce2, dilute2, defile, debase2
- 7 letters
- stretch1, corrupt2, violate3, pervert2, degrade2, profane2, subvert2, pollute2, falsify3, debased2, vitiate3, debauch, deprave2, adulter
- 9 letters
- desecrate3
- 10 letters
- adulterous4, bastardize, bastardise
- 11 letters
- contaminate4
- 12 letters
- sophisticate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alloy2 = 2 syllables).