- 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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Moore, 34, argued the WTA - the governing body of the women's tour - failed to warn players about the risk of eating contaminated meat at a tournament held in Colombia.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Livestock and crops die where pasture and water supplies are buried or contaminated by ash.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Grounds staff have removed contaminated soil from around the affected trees and applied a biochar and compost mixture to support their natural defensive response, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The construction site will be wrapped with underwater silt curtains but Leidich worries the marine lakes will be contaminated by sediment plumes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
One of Sadie’s sons nearly drowned out there from hitting his head on a rock, and Lawrence was always coming home with eye infections that everyone blamed on the water being contaminated by Sparrows Point.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
