SPOILED Synonyms: 269 Similar and Opposite Words

spoiled 1 of 2

adjective

as in rotten

having undergone organic breakdown spoiled milk

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spoiled

2 of 2

verb

variants or chiefly British spoilt

past tense of spoil

as in tainted

to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable too much coddling will spoil the child

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as in decomposed

to go through decomposition the meat has spoiled

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as in damaged

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of know when to stop, for an unnecessary brushstroke can spoil a painted portrait

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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

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Supermarket staffers were confronted by pools of water beneath freezers and spoiled produce earlier this week after hackers took control of refrigerators in hundreds of grocery stores across France. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 The Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that its cybercrime unit was investigating the large-scale attack, including the extent of damage caused by spoiled food and reports of fires. — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Wallace plays Mia, a spoiled heiress who is sent by her grandfather to Palermo, Sicily, without money or her customary luxuries, to work as a real estate agent in the family business. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 The Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that its cybercrime unit was investigating the large-scale attack, including the extent of damage caused by spoiled food and possible fires. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 An unusual cyberattack in France tampered with refrigerators at hundreds of supermarkets across the country, leading to spoiled food. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026 Major French supermarket chains on Monday said they were hit by a cyberattack that caused their refrigerators to shoot up in temperature in hundreds of stores, forcing spoiled food to be thrown away and raising concerns about food security. — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 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

Verb

The transient air pressure of a passing thunderstorm, or the excessive production of cow patties, spoiled the chips. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Audiences intent on not having the whole thing spoiled snapped up tickets, with A24 reporting that there were more than 2,000 sellouts. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2026 The film will open to a level of hype unmatched by any documentary in decades as viewers scramble to see it before its secrets get spoiled. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 By the time the mass compromise was discovered, food was spoiled, and in some cases their electrical systems caught fire. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026 Kirill Kaprizov had three goals and an assist, Matt Boldy scored his first goal of the season in the game's first minute, and the Minnesota Wild spoiled Florida's home opener by beating the Panthers 4-1 on Saturday night. — ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026 In Game 3, the team put nine runs on the board and spoiled the White Sox playoff home debut. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Gordon seems to be in a better place mentally and is committed to doing the extra work physically to avoid the soft-tissue injuries that spoiled the past two seasons. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 3 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoiled

Adjective

Sometimes your potatoes will be not be super clean with little sprouts and little rotten bits that need to be cut off.

— Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
He was filled with a sudden sense of hopelessness, a rotten sadness.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of rotten

Verb

The bottom of the walls was damaged; these surfaces are not smooth and easily cleanable.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
But cars have been burned, trees damaged and people hurt in communities across the Palestinian territory, with some people calling this the most dangerous season yet.

— Reuters, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of damaged

Verb

There was no mention of a funeral in Adrien’s letter, and for a moment, Adelaide indulged the thought of ordering a carriage for Moscow.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
My daughter was enchanted by the Balinese rice-on-the-forehead ritual for good fortune that is a part of the arrival, and the front desk staff happily indulged her request to do it again—multiple times a day.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of indulged

Verb

Apparently, Griffith now suspected that the Mesmers had poisoned Briswalter, and planned to poison him next.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026
The video cuts to Swift living out exactly what Johnson’s been living through, revealing that Farrell poisoned Swift, leading to her death.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026

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