COCKERED Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

cockered

verb

past tense of cocker

as in spoiled

to treat with great or excessive care overjoyed to be parents at last, they will likely cocker that child shamelessly

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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

Definition of spoiled

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Plastic water bottles pile up at shrines to Difunta Correa, who legend says miraculously nursed her infant son after dying of thirst in the desert.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Eli wore skateboard shoes and nursed a giant bottle of Diet Mountain Dew.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of nursed

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When Maserati brought me back, exhilaration turned to fixation, which Weiss happily indulged by bringing me back for a third time to be coached by Rod Macleod.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
In Salzburg, Dudamel indulged the Vienna Philharmonic’s incomparable lushness, those plush strings, glowing winds, golden brass, voluminous timpani.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of indulged

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After a multi-year hiatus from the show, Burgess pleased the judges with her first routine with Cameron.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026
The manner in which Marcos Llorente’s opener for Atletico transpired would not have pleased Andoni Iraola, even if the Spaniard needs time for his team to understand his out-of-possession demands.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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