as in rotten
having undergone organic breakdown
spoiled milk
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or chiefly British spoilt
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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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Recent Examples of spoiled
CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
For years, lawyers have alleged that inmates receive expired, undercooked or contaminated food, including spoiled meat and deteriorated dairy products.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Very spoiled, very happy people.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2026
All because a librarian introduced me to a selfish, spoiled girl who desperately needed a place to belong.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
That said, ensuring community pets are thoroughly taken care of—perhaps even spoiled— is a cause many feel called to support.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 15 Mar. 2026
The spousal death brings Madison Avenue queen Stacy out of New York City with her urban-spoiled daughters and granddaughters.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Otherwise, the key herb required for this cocktail has a limited shelf life and carries bacteria when spoiled.
—Christina Liao, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2026
Based on early data, Ludwig said there were more spoiled ballots than usual and his staff is looking into it.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
The nightmarish sequence spoiled a night that began with the Angels showing more promising signs at the plate.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
Democrats' 2026 comeback could be spoiled by California electing a Republican governor as two GOP candidates lead in recent polls.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
We have been spoiled the last two seasons.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
A week after an early red card spoiled Denver’s inaugural match at Bay FC, Summit FC held on against a top NWSL squad in Orlando Pride on the road, 1-all.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
When the Blues came to Minneapolis on the first day of 2022 for the Winter Classic at Target Field, Tarasenko scored one of their five goals in the middle frame as the Missourians spoiled the frigid celebration of outdoor hockey culture in Minnesota.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
Dane admits that first sales trip spoiled him for life.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
We’ve been spoiled in recent years.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Skenes was chased in the first inning earlier in the day by the Mets — as 76ers star Joel Embiid mocked the Pirates ' ace on social media — while Sánchez never pitched into a serious jam against Texas and spoiled manager Skip Schumaker's Texas debut.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
For years, lawyers have alleged that inmates receive expired, undercooked or contaminated food, including spoiled meat and deteriorated dairy products.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Very spoiled, very happy people.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2026
All because a librarian introduced me to a selfish, spoiled girl who desperately needed a place to belong.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
That said, ensuring community pets are thoroughly taken care of—perhaps even spoiled— is a cause many feel called to support.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 15 Mar. 2026
The spousal death brings Madison Avenue queen Stacy out of New York City with her urban-spoiled daughters and granddaughters.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
Otherwise, the key herb required for this cocktail has a limited shelf life and carries bacteria when spoiled.
—Christina Liao, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2026
Based on early data, Ludwig said there were more spoiled ballots than usual and his staff is looking into it.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
Alvarez spoiled both, then took a fastball over the outer half and turned to trudge back to his dugout.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
The nightmarish sequence spoiled a night that began with the Angels showing more promising signs at the plate.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
Democrats' 2026 comeback could be spoiled by California electing a Republican governor as two GOP candidates lead in recent polls.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
We have been spoiled the last two seasons.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
A week after an early red card spoiled Denver’s inaugural match at Bay FC, Summit FC held on against a top NWSL squad in Orlando Pride on the road, 1-all.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
When the Blues came to Minneapolis on the first day of 2022 for the Winter Classic at Target Field, Tarasenko scored one of their five goals in the middle frame as the Missourians spoiled the frigid celebration of outdoor hockey culture in Minnesota.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
Dane admits that first sales trip spoiled him for life.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
We’ve been spoiled in recent years.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoiled
Adjective
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Something smells rotten in Denmark — that is, Tallahassee.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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The exoplanet's atmosphere contains gases like water, sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide -- which can smell like rotten eggs, especially when burned.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Institutional investors, such as German pension funds, saw the company as ethically tainted, and its stock price lagged far behind that of defense firms from other parts of Europe.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Ohio has seen fewer deaths but more risky behavior lately as fentanyl supplies dry up and people turn to substitutes tainted by animal tranquilizers.—
Kaitlin Coward,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The detail was that Rivas’ body was not only badly decomposed when it was found – it had been dismembered and separated into two bags before being placed in the trunk of the Tesla.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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In both cases, the remains were decomposed, and appeared that they may have been moved around multiple locations before being discovered, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The storm lifted the roof of a boathouse and damaged a dock, garage, and fence.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Four ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest, a volunteer organization that provides emergency medical response, were damaged, according to the London Fire Brigade.—
KRUTIKA PATHI,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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His appetite for complexity was increasingly indulged as a means of branding cities and institutions, and his novel forms were deployed as blunt metaphors to absorb and obscure contradictions rather than negotiate them in material and spatial terms.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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The custodian of the maison’s some 20,000 documents, fragments, and objects is the effervescent Sophie Rouart, who indulged me in pulling any style of my choosing.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Any one of them can be poisoned.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2026
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In Alabama, the punishment for this audacity had most often involved waking up to her family’s dogs poisoned in the night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The root system is completely rotted out of it, so winds, rain and anything can push that right over.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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How to Plant Bare Root Roses Carefully inspect the roots and cut off any that are broken, cracked, rotted, or show signs of insect damage.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
26 Feb. 2026
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But his first year in Philly was marred by knee and adductor injuries that resulted in the forward having one of the worst years of his NBA career.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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However, Brendon’s later career was marred by both physical and mental health issues; the actor underwent spinal surgeries in 2021, followed a year later by a heart attack caused by a congenital heart defect.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Spoiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoiled. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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