adulterated
5 antonyms for adulterated — opposites grouped by meaning.
Adj — Deliberately mixed with impure substances, often to cut the cost of making food or to strengthen the effect of an illegal drug.
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Etymology
The adjectival sense's relation to adultery is the common theme that corruption or pollution has occurred; more at adulterate. By surface analysis, adulterate + -ed.
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