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soiled 1 of 2

adjective

as in stained
not clean a soiled carpet in need of a good shampooing

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soiled

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verb

past tense of soil
as in dirtied
to make dirty oil and grease soiled the mechanic's shirt

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Recent Examples of soiled
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 Quick wash is best for lightly worn clothes, not heavily soiled or stained items. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 29 May 2026 Students who cannot afford menstrual products are often forced to rely on toilet paper, remain in soiled clothing, leave school early, or miss school altogether. — Gale Brewer, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026 Twenty-five live roaches partied on a soiled cloth behind the reach-in cooler across from the stove. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026 Let the paste sit for 10 to 20 minutes, leaving it on longer for heavily greased or soiled areas. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026 Bonner’s story is what is right about sports, which seem to become more soiled and corrupt by the minute. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026 Towels—including bath towels, hand towels, kitchen towels, and washcloths—are often more soiled than clothes. — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
Verb
Roma took one last lights-and-sirens ride with Keith that day, clutching his son’s red helmet, now soiled by debris. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 Well-loved and used items that are broken, damaged beyond repair, unsafe, or heavily stained or soiled should be thrown out. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026 Lamb checked out of the room the next day, and a housekeeper found three large trash bags filled with bloody towels and linens that were also soiled with human waste, according to the report. — David Goodhue august 21, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 The leggings were still wet, heavily soiled, and badly deteriorated, LaHendro testified, making the edge detail too unreliable for comparison. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026 Sacramento argued in court that most of her items were soiled and therefore garbage. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026 The establishment remained closed after a reinspection, during which health inspectors observed unresolved violations including food stored at unsafe temperatures, multiple flies in the kitchen, soiled flooring under cooking equipment among others. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2026 Heavily soiled or infrequently washed items, like curtains, may also benefit from being washed in warm or hot water. — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2026 The story of Reconstruction had been, of course, soiled badly by the historians’ profession, to be honest. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soiled
  1. stained
  2. dirtied
  3. filthy
  4. blackened
  5. dusty
  6. dirty
  7. muddy
Adjective
  • With stained glass, the gray light from outside is filtered through beautiful pieces of glass.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026
  • How To Deep Clean Stained Wood Baseboards For stained wood baseboards, Matthews advises dusting using a dry microfiber cloth and Murphy’s Oil or a wood cleaning oil (remove excessive dirt and crumbs with a vacuum cleaner first).
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of stained
Verb
  • When stormwater dirtied by road runoff, failing septic tanks and fertilizer sullied crystal-clear rivers and lakes, and nobody cared.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Garments can be dirtied again by the elements if air-dried outside.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2025
Definition of dirtied
Adjective
  • That praise rings true more than a decade later thanks to joke after filthy joke, cameo after foul-mouthed cameo, scare after genuine scare.
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
  • People were filthy in so many ways, so Mike really wrote that in.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of filthy
Verb
  • The blaze blackened about 25 acres near the Getty Center before firefighters got the upper hand on it.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Venus ascendant, sky blackened with the new moon, and acool breeze soothed you.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of blackened
Adjective
  • My brother comes back into the room, his hands muddy and his knees the colour of dusty brick.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Sepideh Moafi Sepideh Moafi turned to Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika for her attire, sporting a dusty gold gown with a bevy of shimmering embellishments all over the bodice and semi-sheer flowing skirt.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of dusty
Adjective
  • About 15 feet away, there was an oversized rolling laundry bin where players would walk around reporters to drop off their dirty clothes.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In them, again and again, peering over the shoulders of the dirty loft buildings and overscale Cadillac Eldorados, the twin towers of the World Trade Center appear.
    — Baldwin Lee, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of dirty
Adjective
  • For the inevitable muddy paw prints, a good robot mop never hurts either.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Portions of the route are gravel, cell service can be limited, and wet weather can quickly make the road muddy.
    — Joe Ruch, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of muddy

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“Soiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soiled. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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