spoiled 1 of 2

adjective

as in rotten
having undergone organic breakdown spoiled milk

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spoiled

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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

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2
as in decomposed
to go through decomposition the meat has spoiled

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of spoiled
Adjective
Lineage has also been cited by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health for rodent and pest control violations, which became an issue in the early days of the cleanup as they were attracted by the spoiled food. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 Workers have cleared out and sanitized the eastern freezer, which was largely destroyed in the fire and filled with spoiled food and charred debris. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 On this night of all nights, the youngsters at play aren’t just piling into Ubers like spoiled rich kids. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 Papayas that are mostly green are not ripe, while those with many soft spots or darker, shriveled skin are overripe or spoiled. — Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Aug. 2026 Other declarations described spoiled food, poor water quality, mold inside housing units and alleged retaliation against individuals who raised concerns about conditions. — Mckenna Mobley, USA Today, 22 July 2026 There’s no way to know how many of the spoiled ballots were from Democrats or Republicans because voters in Wisconsin do not register by party. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 His crippling, his stubborn arrogance and refusal to be humbled, has somehow humanized the spoiled brat king. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 This is a spoiled, privileged, rich girl who should be on MTV’s My Super Sweet 16 instead of Bravo. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Verb
In Salinger’s narrative, Pencey is plagued by a population of troubled youth, crooked teachers, and spoiled rich kids, a mixture that often begat abuse. — Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 Given the past few decades’ top-heavy growth in personal incomes and their distribution, that may understandably be the case — they may simply be spoiled. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026 The Chicago Cubs spoiled Tarik Skubal's debut with the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night, posting a 5-1 victory behind key RBI singles by Nico Hoerner and Pete Crow-Armstrong. — CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 The Chicago Cubs spoiled Tarik Skubal’s debut with the slumping Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, posting a 5-1 victory behind key RBI singles by Nico Hoerner and Pete Crow-Armstrong. — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026 The poor offensive production spoiled a night when the Angels got good enough pitching, despite scratching Soriano. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2026 The late goal spoiled the best match of Bebar’s young professional career. — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026 As Tom Holland’s summer blockbusters take over the big screen, X has spoiled yet another one of the actor’s theatrical releases. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 31 July 2026 That cut into his playing time, with the Rams leaning more on veterans like Quentin Lake and Kam Curl, which also spoiled a bit of that duo’s versatility and playmaking. — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoiled
  1. rotten
  2. tainted
  3. decomposed
  4. damaged
  5. indulged
  6. poisoned
  7. rotted
  8. marred
Adjective
  • The meeting comes after Lineage Logistics, which operates the 500,000-square-foot facility, has already been cited by AQMD officials for the rotten odor.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The veal barn had a smell Birdie had never smelled anywhere else—antiseptic, then sweet like a flower and rotten like manure.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of rotten
Verb
  • The political violence that tainted the Reconstruction and post-Reconstruction era clashes with traditional definitions of terrorism, which typically targets a power structure that such violence seeks to upend.
    — Jacob Ware, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
  • More than two dozen California Democrats are confronting the FCC over its rare early review of Disney’s ABC station licenses, calling the process ideologically tainted and aimed at punishing critical media coverage.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of tainted
Verb
  • The victim was so badly decomposed, the medical examiner couldn’t even estimate her age or ethnicity.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Its recruit and redeploy stages require roles decomposed into explicit tasks—making what AI can augment answerable task by task.
    — Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of decomposed
Verb
  • Fayed al-Noman, the information ministry's assistant undersecretary, said the attack severely damaged port buildings and piers as well as commercial goods and food supplies.
    — Duarte Dias, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The fires, which have burned over the last week, have damaged or destroyed about 920 structures.
    — Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • In Salzburg, Dudamel indulged the Vienna Philharmonic’s incomparable lushness, those plush strings, glowing winds, golden brass, voluminous timpani.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Night Seven indulged Bon Jovi’s love for sports, with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and tennis legend John McEnroe mingling backstage.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
Definition of indulged
Verb
  • One of the children suffered fatal sharp-force injuries, while investigators believe the other three children were poisoned.
    — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Kenya has previously recorded incidents of elephants being poisoned as a result of poaching and human-wildlife conflict.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of poisoned
Verb
  • The missing 14-year-old’s body rotted for weeks until it was found in the trunk of a Tesla at a Hollywood tow yard last September, severed at the limbs and stuffed into black plastic bags, according to medical examiner’s records and court filings.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • While the timber has long since rotted away, the posts lined up to point directly at the rising sun during the summer solstice and the setting sun at the winter solstice — in the same way as Stonehenge.
    — Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 18 June 2026
Definition of rotted
Verb
  • However, the rollout of these changes is marred by application glitches, payment calculation errors, erroneous delinquency notices, and massive backlogs for loan forgiveness programs.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Starship, which underpins Musk’s longer-term goals in space, has faced a rocky development path marred by explosive setbacks, malfunctions and delays — at a cost of $15 billion and running.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of marred

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“Spoiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoiled. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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