boiled 1 of 2

past tense of boil
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2
as in stewed
to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam boil the potatoes until they are tender before you try to mash them

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3
as in swirled
to be in a state of violent rolling motion the sea boiled and frothed during the storm

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boiled

2 of 2

adjective

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiled
Adjective
  • But unfortunately, indulging too much in fried foods will trigger your cortisol.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 25 June 2025
  • Those two disparate memories become a bowl of Venetian-style risotto with a small mound of rock crab meat sourced from that same crabbing boat and a fried egg espuma in the middle.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • In the wake of a cyclone, surface water temperatures plummet, and nutrient-rich deeper layers are churned upward.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • But other areas that had been under the control of the Kachin resistance were also churned up for rare earth mining, residents say.
    Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • One kid ate the broiled fruit and loved it; the other would have sooner perished.
    Emily Weinstein, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
  • But if your crowd would call that having a side dish for supper, the rice won’t mind sharing the bill with a roast chicken, a lamb chop, sautéed mushrooms or a piece of broiled fish.
    David Tanis, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • It was followed by Israel and Iran indulging in a heated military exchange, a subsequent but hitherto empty threat to close the Strait of Hormuz by Tehran, and a bombing by the U.S. of Iran’s nuclear facilities.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Collin Morikawa still has not recovered his cool from his heated exchange with a reporter during his pre-tournament press conference.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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“Boiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiled. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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