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adulterate
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of ADULTERATE
1
containing foreign or lower-grade substances <the pharmacist was convicted of selling adulterate drugs in order to maximize profits>
Synonyms adulterate, adulterated, alloyed, contaminated, dilute, diluted, polluted, tainted, thinned, weakened
Related Words unclarified, unfiltered, unrefined; befouled, begrimed, bemired, besmirched, corrupted, debased, defiled, dirtied, fouled, maculate (or maculated), soiled, spoiled, sullied; blended, commingled, incorporated, intermingled, intermixed, merged, mingled, mixed; coalesced, combined, compounded; cheapened, doctored
Near Antonyms clarified, filtered, purified, refined, ultrarefined; neat, plain, straight; concentrated, strong; uncombined; pasteurized; sterile, sterilized; clean, immaculate, spotless, stainless, unsoiled, unsullied
Antonyms fine, pure, ultrapure, unadulterated, unalloyed, uncontaminated, uncut, undiluted, unmixed, unpolluted, untainted
2
relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse <caught red-handed in what he claimed was his first adulterate encounter>
Related Words premarital; promiscuous
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