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Adjective
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Adulterated with impurities
adulterated
tainted
polluted
corrupted
impure
sullied
corrupt
defiled
dirtied
poisoned
stained
unclean
adulterate
alloyed
dirty
filthy
fouled
infected
ruined
soiled
spoiledUS
spoiltUK
debased
degraded
infested
mixed
vitiated
tarnished
bastardizedUS
besmirched
more ❯
“Places with poor refrigeration or contaminated water sources rely on aseptically packaged milk for nourishment.”
Adjective
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Unhealthy, especially due to toxicity
impure
unclean
noxious
pestilent
polluted
toxic
dirty
foul
insalubrious
insanitary
poisonous
unhealthy
unhygienic
unsanitary
unwholesome
corrupt
dirtied
feculent
festy
filthy
infested
septic
unsanitized
diseased
infected
unfiltered
tainted
harmful
deleterious
unhealthful
more ❯
“Respiratory difficulties stopped soon after they stopped breathing the contaminated air.”
Adjective
▲
Impure in a moral or spiritual sense
uncleanly
impure
corrupt
debased
debauched
decadent
degenerate
depraved
immoral
indecent
lewd
licentious
obscene
perverse
perverted
profane
sordid
unchaste
vulgar
carnal
coarse
crude
defiled
desecrated
dissipated
dissolute
gross
immodest
lascivious
libertine
profaned
rakish
reprobate
sinful
unclean
unwholesome
vile
wanton
bad
demoralisedUK
demoralizedUS
evil
tainted
unrefined
wicked
not pure
loose
prurient
dishonourableUK
lecherous
lustful
ribald
dirty
smutty
wrongful
improper
foul
filthy
dishonorableUS
nasty
promiscuous
libidinous
sick
sullied
degraded
jackleg
warped
disgusting
rakehell
rakehelly
unvirtuous
grubby
vitiated
fallen
unworthy
raunchy
salacious
trashy
porny
indelicate
bawdy
pornographic
unprintable
concupiscent
locker-room
X-rated
gutter
stag
blue
“The most evident ambiguity was the duality of the pure mind and the contaminated mind.”
Adjective
▲
Dirty or unclean, especially disgustingly so
filthy
dirty
unclean
soiled
grimy
foul
mucky
grubby
smudged
stained
sullied
begrimed
cruddy
muddy
dusty
grungy
smutty
polluted
draggled
befouled
grotty
besmirched
dingy
nasty
sordid
bemired
blackened
sooty
bedraggled
uncleanly
black
unhygienic
squalid
festy
unsanitary
messy
putrid
slimy
scuzzy
smeared
unwashed
foetidUK
fetidUS
scummy
skanky
defiled
feculent
smelly
yucky
shabby
rotten
sleazy
bogging
putrefied
decaying
smoky
unkempt
miry
smeary
sloppy
slovenly
murky
crummy
disheveledUS
dishevelledUK
faecalUK
fecalUS
loathsome
repulsive
horry
revolting
slipshod
soily
verminous
yecchy
dirt-encrusted
mud-encrusted
more ❯
Adjective
▲
In a corrupt or adulterated state
doctored
impure
corrupt
alloyed
altered
falsified
deviant
manipulated
loaded
tampered
tainted
adulterated
degraded
polluted
deteriorated
distorted
devalued
debased
impaired
bastardizedUS
defiled
attenuated
bastardisedUK
weakened
watered down
vitiated
perverted
Adjective
▲
Displeasing to taste or when eaten
distasteful
unpalatable
unsavoryUS
unappetizing
unsavouryUK
yucky
uneatable
rancid
rotten
unwholesome
indigestible
sickening
unconsumable
putrid
stale
inedible
nauseating
bad
yukky
noxious
sour
spoiledUS
spoiltUK
tainted
turned
poisonous
disgusting
brackish
horrible
horrid
nauseous
yicky
unpleasant
unpleasant-tasting
not fit to eat
unfit for human consumption
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Active, dangerous, and harmful
radioactive
active
dangerous
harmful
hot
irradiated
emitting radiation
Verb
▲
Past tense for to make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter
polluted
defiled
tainted
stained
soiled
spoiledUS
spoiltUK
dirtied
adulterated
befouled
fouled
sullied
debased
corrupted
poisoned
vitiated
tarnished
marred
blighted
impaired
alloyed
radioactivated
made impure
mucked up
smirched
besmirched
cut
laced
muddied
degraded
more ❯
“Ms Lloyd said cacti could injure livestock and working dogs and contaminate wool.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to treat with violent disrespect, especially something considered sacred
desecrated
debased
defiled
despoiled
profaned
pillaged
ravaged
polluted
spoiledUS
spoiltUK
violated
perverted
depredated
sacked
befouled
degraded
devastated
destroyed
abused
spoliated
prostituted
dishonouredUK
blasphemed
vandalisedUK
vandalizedUS
desolated
wasted
dishonoredUS
damaged
defaced
outraged
insulted
treated sacrilegiously
committed sacrilege
treated with disrespect
blasphemed against
messed up
committed sacrilege against
laid waste to
more ❯
Verb
▲
(usually of a disease or condition) Past tense for to affect adversely
attacked
infected
affected
damaged
injured
corrupted
devastated
vitiated
afflicted
crippled
destroyed
marred
ruined
spoiledUS
spoiltUK
annihilated
demolished
impaired
ravaged
troubled
compromised
impacted
overcame
overcome
touched
harmed
struck
stricken
broke
brake
broken
influenced
perturbed
sabotaged
tainted
upset
defiled
occurred
polluted
prevailed
crushed
hurt
overwhelmed
poisoned
blighted
debased
impinged
weakened
impacted on
impinged upon
prevailed over
wore away
worn away
shook up
shaken up
spread to
struck at
struck down
stricken down
did damage to
done damage to
played havoc with
took hold of
taken hold of
wreaked havoc on
wrought havoc on
wrought havoc
exerted influence on
had an effect on
had an impact on
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to affect (a person, organism, etc.) with a disease-causing organism
infected
sickened
infested
spread
passed on
passed infection to
caused disease in
caused infection in
transmitted disease to
transmitted infection to
spread disease to
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