MACULATED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

maculate

adjective

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Definition of maculate

as in soiled

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Adjective

The mop head was stored directly inside the mop bucket, soiled and wet, and not in use.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Let the cleaner sit for 15 minutes and blot the excess, or cover it with a damp cloth and leave it for up to 24 hours for heavily soiled or old, set-in spots.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2026

Definition of soiled

Adjective

That wasn’t its only subject; comedy and power and misogyny and creativity and intergenerational conflict and work ethic and, especially in its last few seasons, the debased state of the entertainment industry were all richly explored through lines.

— Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
And this has lent Margot a debased sort of celebrity.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026

Definition of debased

Adjective

His powerful and begrimed hands cradled each item as delicately as a bird’s egg before squaring it away.

— Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 11 May 2022
In a theatre that admits no light or sound from the outside world, the audience watches as poor, begrimed laborers and criminals are pushed onstage to shoot their kids and stab their teachers.

— Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021

Definition of begrimed

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Lineage has also been cited by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health for rodent and pest control violations, which became an issue in the early days of the cleanup as they were attracted by the spoiled food.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Workers have cleared out and sanitized the eastern freezer, which was largely destroyed in the fire and filled with spoiled food and charred debris.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of spoiled

Adjective

The moment was significant because Cunningham was the in the WNBA to stand up for Clark, the league's biggest star, who is perpetually fouled hard.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Salaün had a chance to tie it after being fouled on a 3-point attempt late, but missed her last free throw of the trio.

— Staff, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Definition of fouled

Adjective

The anime merely depicts a border spat between a few small nations, whereas the manga is more global in reach and also deals with much of the underlying mysteries of the corrupted world the characters now live in.

— Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Clark has a lot in common with Sam Neill’s corrupted scientist in Event Horizon.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026

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