as in rotten
having undergone organic breakdown
spoiled milk
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
variants
or chiefly British spoilt
1
as in tainted
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
too much coddling will spoil the child
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in decomposed
to go through decomposition
the meat has spoiled
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of spoiled
Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Look who the spoiled brats are, relatively speaking.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Though common misconceptions dictate children with no siblings are lonely, spoiled or socially awkward, a review of more than 100 related studies shows that’s not the case.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Dogs are really the best most adorable, spoiled babies.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The spoiled group consistently enjoyed the stories more.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
No one’s judging—anyone who’s ever cooked knows there’s always a chance that spoiled food is hiding somewhere.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
But even with Mizzou being able to do what it’s been doing — manhandling the trenches and milking the clock — the results were somewhat spoiled.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
In 1951, the effervescent Crowley starred as a spoiled teenager on the ABC Saturday afternoon show A Date With Judy, which had been a popular radio program and then a 1948 movie that starred Jane Powell.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
The point is to build a story so good, it can’t be spoiled.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
That spoiled what has overall remained a strong stretch.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
The late letdown spoiled a truly remarkable pass-rush effort from the Broncos.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
The same colleagues were yet to watch the finale, and for fear of being spoiled, refused to help with my research.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
If even one of them kept score, the dynamic was seemingly spoiled by lower satisfaction across the board.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
By this point, the cheese is spoiled.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Then there are the therapy sessions themselves, but those needn’t be spoiled either.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Their party gets spoiled when a CCTV camera operator calls to inform the police.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Look who the spoiled brats are, relatively speaking.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Though common misconceptions dictate children with no siblings are lonely, spoiled or socially awkward, a review of more than 100 related studies shows that’s not the case.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Dogs are really the best most adorable, spoiled babies.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The spoiled group consistently enjoyed the stories more.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
No one’s judging—anyone who’s ever cooked knows there’s always a chance that spoiled food is hiding somewhere.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
But even with Mizzou being able to do what it’s been doing — manhandling the trenches and milking the clock — the results were somewhat spoiled.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
In 1951, the effervescent Crowley starred as a spoiled teenager on the ABC Saturday afternoon show A Date With Judy, which had been a popular radio program and then a 1948 movie that starred Jane Powell.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
Uber Eats’ new Fresh Guarantee means that if your fresh item arrives spoiled, damaged, stale, or past its best-by date, the company will ensure a full review and refund for eligible items.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
The point is to build a story so good, it can’t be spoiled.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
That spoiled what has overall remained a strong stretch.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
The late letdown spoiled a truly remarkable pass-rush effort from the Broncos.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
The same colleagues were yet to watch the finale, and for fear of being spoiled, refused to help with my research.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
If even one of them kept score, the dynamic was seemingly spoiled by lower satisfaction across the board.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
By this point, the cheese is spoiled.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Then there are the therapy sessions themselves, but those needn’t be spoiled either.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoiled
Adjective
-
This smells strongly of rotten eggs.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
-
And adding insult to injury, the whole plant smells like rotten peanut butter.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
King Charles’ brother, Prince Andrew, has been tainted by his own friendship with Epstein.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
-
Just as social media makes legacy media apparatus look sluggish by comparison, prediction markets expose traditional polls and surveys for being tainted by bias (see the 2016 Clinton fiasco).—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
The first was that the obstacles were decomposed into cuboids.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
-
Rivas’ cause and manner of death are still being determined by the medical examiner; the exam is taking longer than usual as the remains were severely decomposed.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Several businesses were damaged, roads were left with deep cracks, and an old Roman Catholic church in nearby Daanbantayan town was also damaged, Cañete said.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
-
But, after that, most military analysts believe that the Indian military performed quite well and that Pakistani military installations were severely damaged.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Aztecs speared and ate them, and Catholic monks indulged on the aquatic delicacies on days they weren’t allowed to eat red meat.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
-
At one point Wednesday, the judge indulged their request to meet with Adelson and the attorneys at a side bar out of the public’s earshot.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Silvia faces the trauma of having been poisoned and closely manipulated, while Isabela deals with the aftermath of the accident and the blackmail, struggling with her guilt and the ongoing challenges of her addiction, though she is never taken into custody.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
-
After slipping downstairs and getting poisoned, among other humiliating acts, Carr ends up in a body cast and in a puddle of his own waste with his arm immobilized in a persistent sieg heil.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
At least two others were believed to have been trapped inside the church when the fire started and perished in the flames.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
29 Sep. 2025
-
The parents of a girl who was among the victims who perished in flooding waters at Texas’ Camp Mystic in July have condemned the camp's plans to reopen while their daughter’s body remains missing.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Russian hackers crippled the Colonial Gas Pipeline for five days in 2021, causing shortages at 16,200 gas stations along the East Coast and widespread consumer anxiety before the company paid a $5 million ransom to regain access to its computers.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
-
This allowed Google to survive the dotcom crash that crippled its competitors.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Spoiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoiled. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share