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
• stained
• marred
• touched
• corrupted
• tarnished
• perverted
• disgraced
• discredited
• vitiated
• darkened
• smudged
• sunk
• blemished
• shamed
• polluted
• clouded
• smeared
• soiled
• sank
• sullied
• discolored
• blurred
• degraded
• tarred
• dishonored
• fouled
• dirtied
• depraved
• debased
• demeaned
• debauched
• besmirched
• blackened
• subverted
• cheapened
• distorted
• demoralized
• begrimed
• smutted
• besmeared
• lowered
• smirched
• colored
• twisted
• 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
• perished
• polluted
• rotted
• corrupted
• molded
• disintegrated
• decayed
• turned
• tainted
• fouled
• soured
• festered
• fell apart
• putrefied
• deteriorated
• contaminated
• ran to seed
• moldered
• broke down
• went to seed
• fermented
• sunk
• defiled
• mortified
• descended
• addled
• sank
• degenerated
• crumbled
• curdled
• turned off
• rusted
• dilapidated
• declined
• withered

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
• crippled
• hurt
• weakened
• broke
• ruined
• harmed
• undermined
• injured
• marred
• impaired
• compromised
• destroyed
• flawed
• disfigured
• wrecked
• crossed (up)
• vitiated
• blemished
• shattered
• defaced
• bloodied
• crabbed
• demolished
• deteriorated
• endamaged
• crushed
• enervated
• enfeebled
• eroded
• tarnished
• dented
• wore (away)
• blighted
• washed out
• wasted
• wounded
• tormented
• tortured
• disabled
• scoured
• mutilated
• devastated
• botched
• smashed
• pulverized
• maimed
• decimated
• wiped out
• annihilated
• lacerated
• mangled
• battered
• hamstrung
• lamed
• clobbered
• desolated
• dinged
• bashed
• gummed (up)
• totalled
• razed
• totaled
• scourged
• dashed
• 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
• coddled
• pleased
• babied
• cosseted
• satisfied
• appeased
• humored
• mollycoddled
• dandled
• cockered
• nursed
• wet-nursed
• delighted
• contented
• catered (to)
• gratified
• obliged
• gladdened
• placated
• mothered
• soothed
• 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