Synonyms and Antonyms of poison
1
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
- poisoning the minds of impressionable children with ethnic hatred
begrime, besmear, besmirch, blacken, blur, cloud, dirty, discolor, pollute, smear, smirch, smudge, smut, soil, sully, tar
abase, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, lower, shame, sink
bastardize, corrupt, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, subvert
color, distort, twist
2
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
- exhaust fumes poisoning the air
infect
begrime, besmirch, blacken, dirty, foul up, grime, mire, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully
corrupt, rot, spoil
adulterate, doctor
dilute, water down
3
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
- this party partisanship poisons the national debate we should be having about this urgent problem
abase, bastardize, canker, cheapen, corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, deteriorate, lessen, pervert, profane, prostitute, subvert, vitiate, warp
befoul, begrime, contaminate, defile, dilute, dirty, pollute, taint, thin, water down, weaken
descend
disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, shame, take down
blemish, damage, deface, destroy, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, mar, ruin, spoil, stain, tarnish, wreck
depreciate, downgrade
dignify, exalt, honor
ameliorate, amend, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect
clarify, clean, cleanse, purify, re
