- past participle of contaminate.
- past tense form of contaminate.
contaminated
- adulterated adj.
- corrupt adj.
- dirty adj.
- doctored adj.
- foul adj.
- impure adj.
- inedible adj.
- insalubrious adj.
- poisoned adj.
- putrid adj.
- radioactive adj.
- rancid adj.
- rotten adj.
- tainted adj.
- unchaste adj.
- unclean adj.
- uncleanly adj.
- uncleanly adj.
- unhealthful adj.
- unsalutary adj.
- unsanitary adj.
- unwholesome adj.
- vicious adj.
Example Sentences
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Improper storage or poorly prepared food are often to blame for cases of food poisoning, in which the body rejects the contaminated food.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The EPA has also said the area is safe, following the vacuuming of chemicals from creeks and removal of more than 240,000 tons of contaminated soil, among other things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The bees received pollen, water, and food contaminated with the pesticide methyl parathion.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
The attacks were inconsequential in one sense—there were no reports of contaminated water, though some systems suffered pressure drops and issued precautionary boil-water advisories.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
No sooner had the other one done so than he let go of me as though I were contaminated.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
