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
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
Will Jeanes, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
My group chats blew up when the news was official, because about an hour prior certain music news social media accounts did their best Woj impression and spoiled the announcement with some of us not yet ready to call it, even if betting markets had Bunny as the favorite.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
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
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
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
Ipswich Town spoiled the party in 1982, and West Ham United did so in 2021.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
My group chats blew up when the news was official, because about an hour prior certain music news social media accounts did their best Woj impression and spoiled the announcement with some of us not yet ready to call it, even if betting markets had Bunny as the favorite.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoiled
Adjective
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Lit candles, images on paper and a plaster statue of the folk saint Gauchito Gil, flowers in green plastic bottles, simple bouquets of jasmine floating in rotten water inside coffee cans, a lot of plastic flowers to keep the place colorful.—
Mariana Enriquez
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Karen Read case exposed just how rotten the Bay State justice system can be.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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King Charles’ brother, Prince Andrew, has been tainted by his own friendship with Epstein.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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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
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The first was that the obstacles were decomposed into cuboids.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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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
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Multiple incidents involving interference allegations and other voting issues were reported in the weeks leading up to the 2024 presidential election, including voter registration ballots being damaged and ballot collection boxes being set on fire.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Gaza Strip itself has been nearly leveled, with the United Nations estimating 78% of structures having been damaged or destroyed, leaving a monumental task of rebuilding for whoever will govern the enclave next.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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Officials were previously awaiting toxicology results to determine whether the woman had been poisoned.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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In March 2018, Ashley checked into a Florida hospital and alleged that Doug was abusive and poisoned her.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The role of Doug McBride, who was played byJason Graham, perished in a car crash.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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Almost all 19 of the people who died in the blaze perished in the neighborhood.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Another hunter had crippled him.—
Robert Merchant,
Outdoor Life,
1 Oct. 2025
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Such a finding could’ve crippled the operations of Google, Meta and X, among various others.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Spoiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoiled. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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