SOFT-BOILED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

soft-boiled

adjective

Definition of soft-boiled

as in tasteless

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Recent Examples of soft-boiled It can be poached, scrambled, scotched, roasted, hard-boiled, devilled, pickled, and soft-boiled, all by itself. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 Boiled Placing eggs in boiling water with the shells on is another healthy cooking method that can be used until the yolk is runny (soft-boiled) or fully cooked (hard-boiled). — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 29 Jan. 2026 The result, according to researchers led by chemist Pellegrino Musto, is that there are now many different cooking methods beyond the simple hard- and soft-boiled options. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2025 The egg plate that was sent to some 600 guests for his spring 2026 men’s show was inspired by a 1975 archive piece, as well as Dior’s love of 18th-century decor, tableware and food, with a predilection for jellied or soft-boiled eggs. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for soft-boiled

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Adjective

Lungs whirred about the room in an electric wheelchair festooned in feather boas and Christmas lights, studiously avoiding serious questions about whether his conveyance was a tasteless prop or a medical necessity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Wood pulp papers have the most obvious flavor, while hemp sits somewhere in the middle, and rice is the most tasteless.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of tasteless

Adjective

So the group storms an elite gala in Greece hosted by vapid billionaire Ben Bracken (Vincent Cassel).

— David Faris, TheWeek, 7 Oct. 2026
Over the ensuing centuries, high-IQ couples wait for just the right time to have children, while their lower-IQ counterparts breed aplenty until mankind becomes exponentially more vapid.

— Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of vapid

Adjective

Key Takeaways Wash removable parts daily with warm, soapy water to prevent residue and bacteria.

— Patricia S York, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026
The Netflix series from Rebecca Cutter starring Malin Akerman and Brittany Snow, who lead a cutthroat yet soapy set of Texas housewives, has nabbed a season three renewal ahead of season two’s return.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of soapy

Adjective

In the meantime, there’s a lot of unwieldy comic commotion involving a missing corpse, a tweaking, naked Dwight and enough insipid TV sibling bickering to clog the airwaves for a decade.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Otherwise, the defence failed to defend, the midfield got overrun and the attack was so insipid that Wrexham managed just one shot on target — George Dobson’s 35th-minute effort that Konstantinos Mavropanos blocked just in front of the goal line.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of insipid

Adjective

Its gel-like, watery texture gives your skin a glowy finish, but doesn't feel greasy.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Oct. 2026
Inside the fly, the larvae molt twice, becoming third-stage larvae, which then migrate to the fly’s mouthparts and await the next stop at a suitable watery eyeball.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of watery

Adjective

Friendships were forged over sudsy beverages — often, for us, in the form of a Mexican Chocolate Stout or the Citrus Paradisi IPA.

— Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
John Tufts Five Indiana breweries floated their way to the sudsy top of the 2026 World Beer Cup, earning gold, silver and bronze medal distinctions at this year's international event.

— John Tufts, IndyStar, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of sudsy

Adjective

But genuinely funny moments are rare, badly outnumbered by done-to-death musings regarding the mysteries of being alive and torturous melodramatic moments in which Klara dully absorbs the severity of Josie’s illness and Chrissy’s sorrow.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Neither maudlin nor melodramatic, and without any glorification, the song is infected by the same chilling gloom which has glommed onto the best of Messrs Linkous, Berman, and Drake.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of melodramatic

Adjective

These days, a soap-operatic scene like this is common fare in many reality TV shows about high-end real estate.

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Jackie and her longtime mate, Shadow, captured the attention of a global audience through a livestream of their nest that showed their soap-operatic efforts to hatch and raise their babies.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of soap-operatic

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