Synonyms of spoiled

spoiled 1 of 2

adjective

as in rotten

having undergone organic breakdown

spoiled milk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotten
• corrupted
• decomposed
• decayed
• bad
• putrid
• rotting
• addled
• polluted
• soured
• putrefied
• sour
• contaminated
• turned
• tainted
• fermented
• rancid
• fouled
• deteriorated
• degenerated
• impure
• defiled
• off
• curdled
• crumbled
• corroded
• disintegrated
• decaying
• moldy
• decomposing
• rank
• sourish
• mildewy
• putrescent
• disintegrating
• gangrenous
• putrefying
• moldering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sweet
• good
• fresh
• preserved
• untouched
• undecomposed
• unspoiled
• uncontaminated
• pristine
• unpolluted
• untainted
• undefiled

spoiled

2 of 2

verb

variants or chiefly British spoilt

past tense of spoil

1

as in tainted

to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable

too much coddling will spoil the child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tainted
• poisoned
• marred
• stained
• darkened
• touched
• tarnished
• degraded
• distorted
• corrupted
• vitiated
• discredited
• smeared
• lowered
• polluted
• blackened
• blemished
• disgraced
• blurred
• soiled
• sullied
• discolored
• shamed
• perverted
• clouded
• smudged
• dishonored
• tarred
• depraved
• debased
• demeaned
• dirtied
• debauched
• besmirched
• subverted
• twisted
• cheapened
• fouled
• colored
• demoralized
• begrimed
• smutted
• besmeared
• sank
• smirched
• abased
• bastardized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purified
• cleansed
• elevated
• magnified
• dignified
• uplifted
• glorified
• enshrined
• ennobled
• hallowed

2

as in decomposed

to go through decomposition

the meat has spoiled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decomposed
• rotted
• disintegrated
• decayed
• corrupted
• molded
• perished
• deteriorated
• fouled
• festered
• fell apart
• putrefied
• soured
• crumbled
• descended
• contaminated
• polluted
• tainted
• turned
• broke down
• moldered
• went to seed
• defiled
• mortified
• rusted
• fermented
• addled
• degenerated
• curdled
• turned off
• dilapidated
• withered
• declined
• sank

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• developed
• matured
• aged
• grew
• ripened
• restored
• renewed
• refreshed
• purified
• improved
• cleansed
• composed
• integrated
• assembled
• ameliorated
• meliorated
• bettered

3

as in damaged

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

know when to stop, for an unnecessary brushstroke can spoil a painted portrait

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damaged
• marred
• injured
• crippled
• hurt
• compromised
• weakened
• impaired
• eroded
• harmed
• ruined
• destroyed
• broke
• flawed
• disfigured
• crossed (up)
• vitiated
• blemished
• defaced
• bloodied
• undermined
• crabbed
• deteriorated
• shattered
• wounded
• battered
• endamaged
• enervated
• enfeebled
• wrecked
• tarnished
• wore (away)
• blighted
• washed out
• devastated
• tortured
• demolished
• wasted
• dented
• disabled
• tormented
• scoured
• smashed
• mutilated
• crushed
• botched
• pulverized
• maimed
• decimated
• wiped out
• annihilated
• lacerated
• mangled
• hamstrung
• clobbered
• lamed
• desolated
• gummed (up)
• bashed
• dinged
• dashed
• razed
• scourged
• totaled
• dinted
• queered
• tore down
• did in
• banged up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fixed
• repaired
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• renovated
• cured
• helped
• patched
• reconditioned
• revamped
• doctored
• remedied
• mended
• healed
• rectified
• rehabilitated
• improved
• revised
• edited
• remodeled
• enriched
• refined
• enhanced
• perfected
• ameliorated
• bettered
• meliorated

4

as in indulged

to treat with great or excessive care

when they were newlyweds, the wife tended to spoil her husband, but she soon got over that

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indulged
• pampered
• nursed
• pleased
• babied
• coddled
• satisfied
• cosseted
• delighted
• appeased
• mollycoddled
• mothered
• dandled
• humored
• cockered
• wet-nursed
• contented
• catered (to)
• gratified
• obliged
• soothed
• gladdened
• placated
• mollified
• pacified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abused
• controlled
• mistreated
• misused
• restrained
• neglected
• disciplined
• oppressed
• manhandled
• mishandled
• maltreated
• ill-treated
• overlooked
• ill-used
• violated
• outraged
• slighted
• hurt
• injured
• molested
• tormented
• harassed
• tortured
• victimized
• harmed
• persecuted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spoiled

Adjective

The discrepancy in air time is a pain point West Coast viewers who are easily spoiled on social media about how couples fared. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Disruptions that cascade across siloed departments generate redundant labor costs, spoiled cargo commitments, maintenance penalties and compensation claims. — Abha Dogra, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

In Gary, there were countless stories of people who dealt for two weeks with spoiled food, hot weather, and cold showers because of power outages. — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Richards played Kelly Van Ryan, a spoiled cheerleader who attends Blue Bay High School, shot at Ransom Everglades in Coconut Grove. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

The situation gets even worse with sun exposure, which can make wine taste and smell spoiled in just weeks. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026

Towards the end of the episode, Abby (Hall) and Andrew Borden (Hunnam) get very sick after eating spoiled oysters — projectile vomiting and soiling their undergarments in the dining room. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026

Unfortunately, food that causes food poisoning doesn’t always smell bad or look spoiled. — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2026

None of its marks seem to maintain their integrity for more than an inch or two without being fretted or spoiled. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Verb

Dylan Garand made 23 saves for his first career shutout and the New York Rangers spoiled the Detroit Red Wings' opener with a 2-0 victory on Friday. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Cam Smith spoiled a third consecutive two-strike slider, stared into the first-base dugout and saw his manager applauding. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

An intense rainstorm spoiled some of the fanfare around the announcement of a revival (one of the stars, Austin Scott, was supposed to throw out the first pitch), but the day’s larger point was clear. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 28 Sep. 2026

Machado has been living in exile for the last nine months, and has had her plans to return to Venezuela spoiled multiple times. — Clyburn Saint John, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

There is a big revelation less than halfway into the show, one that might even count as a plot twist, and thus something not to be spoiled… if not for the fact that virtually every synopsis in the last 70 years has included it in the first sentence. — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Perhaps in another lifetime, or another novel, Ned would find a way to nourish these intimations of benevolence or even love, refusing to let them be spoiled by his own aspirational machismo. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding walked out of his press conference to a standing ovation from the donors who had filed into the room after the Rebels had spoiled Lane Kiffin's return to Oxford. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Boston's Trevor Story spoiled the shutout in the ninth with a one-out home run off right-hander Ty Johnson. — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026