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spoilsport

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of spoilsport

a person who spoils the pleasure of others

if you don't want to play, at least don't be a spoilsport

Synonyms of spoilsport

drag, grinch, killjoy, party pooper, wet blanket

Words Related to spoilsport

fuddy-duddy, goody-goody, Goody Two-shoes, old maid, stick-in-the-mud

defeatist, Jeremiah, knocker, pessimist

complainer, crab, cynic, grouch, grump, sorehead, sourpuss, whiner

bore, downer, drip

Near Antonyms of spoilsport

cutup, jester, live wire

carouser, celebrant, celebrator, merrymaker, rejoicer, reveler (or reveller), roisterer

libertine, playboy, playgirl, rake

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