adulterated

Definitions

Rendered poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one.

Made impure or debased by the addition of foreign or inferior ingredients.

Examples

The laboratory tests confirmed that the milk had been adulterated with water to increase its volume.

The spice merchant was arrested for selling adulterated saffron that contained dyed corn silk.

He refused to drink the wine, fearing it had been adulterated with some kind of toxic substance.

Synonyms

contaminated debased diluted impure tainted watered-down corrupted

Antonyms

pure unadulterated pristine uncontaminated genuine authentic refined