Thesaurus:contaminated

Thesaurus

contaminated

English

Adjective

Sense: in a state of impaired quality due to added impurities or foreign matter

Synonyms

• adulterated
• contaminated
• corrupted
• mixed
• polluted
• sophisticated
• tainted

Antonyms

• pure    [⇒ thesaurus]
• raw    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• infected
• irradiated
• rotten    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• deteriorated    [⇒ thesaurus]
• mixed

Further reading

• “659. deterioration” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “653. uncleanness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “contaminated” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.