Synonyms of coddled

coddled 1 of 2

adjective

as in pampered

Related Words

• pampered
• spoiled
• wealthy
• affluent
• indulged
• moneyed
• rich
• successful
• opulent
• comfortable
• well-to-do
• propertied
• loaded
• well-heeled
• well-off
• prosperous
• lucky
• fortunate
• blessed
• privileged
• flush
• advantaged
• thriving
• flourishing
• prospering

Dissimilar Words

• deprived
• disadvantaged
• depressed
• underprivileged
• poor
• needy
• impoverished
• indigent
• destitute
• penniless
• broke
• unprivileged
• impecunious
• penurious
• bankrupt
• beggared
• insolvent
• poverty-stricken
• bankrupted

coddled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of coddle

1

as in boiled

to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam

a hearty, traditional breakfast that included coddled eggs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boiled
• stewed
• poached
• simmered
• parboiled
• steamed
• braised
• smothered
• scalded
• fricasseed
• pressure-cooked
• reboiled

2

as in spoiled

to treat with great or excessive care

accused the judiciary of coddling criminals

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coddled

Verb

They shouldn’t be coddled; instead, they should be challenged. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 24 June 2026

She has been coddled and cloistered within her city, but the spreading vegetation interferes with that way of life. — Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 17 June 2026

No matter how much his disability impacted his daily routine, Nic notes that his parents never coddled him. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026

That includes dishes such as shrimp po-boy toast with caviar, coddled egg with andouille and tasso, and old bay hollandaise. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026

Mornings start at the barn-style main restaurant, where the tight breakfast menu includes mushroom noodles, yak yogurt granola, and coddled eggs with cordyceps (a local edible fungi) alongside a small buffet spread of fresh bread, yak butter, jam, and tsampa (buckwheat flour) for porridge. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026

Cooked slowly in a hot water bath, coddled eggs are one of the most luxurious ways to enjoy eggs at home. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026

Goetz understood this disorder not as the product of scant civic resources or state retreat but rather as the result of liberal misrule—do-gooder bureaucrats, failed social programs, and a city that had coddled the undeserving and the criminal. — Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026

As recently as last April, Narasimhan told analysts on a conference call that Most Favored Nation pricing would be devastating for America, where drug companies had been coddled. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026