Definitions and Examples of dirty, soil, ignore
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
Covered or marked with an unclean substance; not clean.
Example
The kitchen was dirty and needed a thorough cleaning.
Make dirty or stained; damage the purity or integrity of something.
Example
The children soiled their clothes while playing in the mud.
Refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally.
Example
He decided to ignore the negative comments and focus on his goals.
Key Differences: dirty vs soil vs ignore
- 1Dirty describes something that is covered in an unclean substance, while scoured implies that something has been cleaned thoroughly.
- 2Soil means to make something dirty or damage its purity, while scoured means to clean something thoroughly.
- 3Ignore means to pay no attention to something, while scoured means to clean something thoroughly.
Effective Usage of dirty, soil, ignore
- 1Cleaning: Use scoured to describe something that has been cleaned thoroughly.
- 2Describing Cleanliness: Use dirty and soil to describe something that is not clean or has lost its purity.
- 3Attention: Use ignore to describe someone who is not paying attention to something.
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Remember this!
The antonyms of scoured have distinct meanings. Dirty and soil imply a lack of cleanliness or purity, while ignore means to pay no attention to something. Use these words to describe cleanliness, attention, and to convey the opposite of thorough cleaning.
