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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
Warm water is great for white clothes that aren’t heavily soiled. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 8 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 Another topper, this one in a vibrant jungle print, was completely soiled. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026 Pods are convenient and mess-free, but cost more and lack flexibility for delicate or heavily soiled loads. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soiled
  1. stained
  2. dirtied
  3. filthy
  4. blackened
  5. dusty
  6. dirty
  7. muddy
Adjective
  • Dip a soft, old toothbrush in the soapy solution and scrub the stained area.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Victorian mansions that survived great storms and eras of change take up whole blocks, colossal buildings with stained glass windows and towering turrets.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 July 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
  • Few things at airports irritate customers like filthy toilets or water on the restroom floor.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
  • His greatest series let people see a character who has revealed the filthiest, most shameful parts of themselves, and imagine them as a mirror.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of filthy
Verb
  • The old silver and gold shops, their facades blackened by time, were gone.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • It was blackened, charred, the conductor that had drawn the single precise punch of lightning.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Definition of blackened
Adjective
  • Video of the remarkable rescue filmed by Osorio shows the tiny infant in a dusty bodysuit being carefully pulled out of the wreckage.
    — Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Others were more barren, with dusty volcanic rocks and jagged cliffs surrounding secluded turquoise coves.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of dusty
Adjective
  • Following a perfect phone-cleaning routine Yes, your phone is dirty.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Cunningham delivered a receipt for a dirty foul on her teammate.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dirty
Adjective
  • If the picture stays muddy even in that scenario, ability was never the constraint.
    — Leslie Ellis, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The topsoil in the new lawn may not have settled by the time of the first cut and there may be some muddy spots from all the watering.
    — Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of muddy

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