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Soiled vs Tainted - What's the difference?

soiled | tainted |

As verbs the difference between soiled and tainted

is that soiled is (soil) while tainted is (taint).

As adjectives the difference between soiled and tainted

is that soiled is dirty while tainted is corrupted or filled with imperfections.

soiled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (soil)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • dirty

    • Anagrams

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    tainted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • corrupted or filled with imperfections.
    • Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money.

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "tainted" is often applied: food, meat, beef, pork, milk, water, fish, toys, love, evidence, money, reputation.

    Synonyms

    * corrupt * impure * imperfect

    Verb

    (head)
  • (taint)