Synonyms for contaminated
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- deteriorated
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The innocent are often contaminated by association with the wicked; the vicious are more and more corrupted by their own excesses.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- infected Tom and his workers killed all the infected sheep.
- tainted The memories we share are tainted by the anger I hold.
- polluted It's one of the most polluted cities in the world.
- impure Impure drinking water can be a carrier of diseases.
By length
- 6 letters
- impure2
- 7 letters
- corrupt2, tainted2, defiled
- 8 letters
- infected3, polluted3
- 9 letters
- corrupted3
- 11 letters
- adulterated5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (impure2 = 2 syllables).