Synonyms & related words for poisoning

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of poisoning — including intoxication, autointoxication, ergotism, toxemia, contamination, gassing. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to poisoning

Explore words related to poisoning — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include poisoned, empoison, dimercaprol, toxicosis, strychninism, iodism, poisons, mercurialism. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for poisoning

Common synonyms for poisoning include intoxication, autointoxication, ergotism, toxemia, contamination, gassing, pyemia — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does poisoning come from?

The word poisoning breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pois-, from Latin poto (“drink, potion”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.