Contaminated
Contaminated adjective - Containing foreign or lower-grade substances.
Ill and contaminated are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ill" instead an adjective "Contaminated".
Ill
Ill adjective - Affected with nausea.
Contaminated and ill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contaminated" instead an adjective "Ill".
Nearby Word: illness
Both words in one sentence
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During the Gulf War, British SAS member Chris Ryan became very ill for drinking seemingly clean water contaminated by nuclear waste in Iraq, when fleeing the country alone after the death or capture of the other members of his squad.
Source: Cool, Clear Water
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Ill and Contaminated. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contaminated/ill
Contaminated & Ill. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contaminated/ill>.
Ill or Contaminated. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contaminated/ill.
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