adulterated
2 synonyms and 5 antonyms for adulterated, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
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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Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
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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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