UNDRINKABLE Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

undrinkable

adjective

Definition of undrinkable

as in contaminated

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Recent Examples of undrinkable For almost a century, bottles of Bordeaux wine previously considered undrinkable were hidden in the Scottish castle. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026 Few folks remember the mad scientist churning out undrinkable hooch. — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2026 Their waterways are polluted and undrinkable, yet citizens still wash their clothes and utensils in them. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026 His version is a stunning double-shot of absinthe to which is added almost a full glass of Champagne, a nearly undrinkable concoction with enough alcohol to tranquilize a bull. — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undrinkable

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To break the chains of infections stemming from contaminated needles, Soqo has proposed supplying thousands of sterile needles and syringes to communities of methamphetamine users.

— David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
After our investigation, my colleagues and I published a paper describing the anthrax cases from contaminated mail.

— Daniel Jernigan, STAT, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of contaminated

Adjective

In April 2021, a tear in the liner of the site’s largest holding pond threatened to breach and flood surrounding homes with a wall of polluted water up to 20 feet high.

— Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
When it was established, the community was part of an industrial zone, surrounded by railroad yards, warehouses, and a polluted working waterway.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of polluted

Adjective

As many have observed, and Republicans are somewhat ineffectually seeking to highlight, the post-Barack Obama Democratic Party has come to consist of little more than a toxic mixture of socialism, antisemitism and wokeness.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Several years later, DeLay was the force driving Clinton’s impeachment and was simply too toxic to seek the speaker’s chair.

— Michael Tarm, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of toxic

Adjective

With the throne disengaged from governance, petitions and reports from officials piled up unread, crucial state posts went unfilled, and the imperial bureaucracy splintered amid poisonous factional infighting.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
With this potential even more poisonous investments in the bloated and indebted Paramount behemoth, there’s even more reason to reject it.

— Abigail Disney, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of poisonous

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