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spoil

The word “spoil” has 1 syllable: spoil

It's pronounced as /spɔɪl/

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In the thesaurus, “spoil” has 173 synonyms and 74 antonyms.

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Synonyms for spoil

Antonyms for spoil

Meanings of spoil

  • noun
    1. (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
    2. Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings.
  • verb
    1. To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour.
    2. To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil.
    3. To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.).
    4. To carry off (goods) by force; to steal.
    5. To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use.
    6. To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.
    7. Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay.
    8. To render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it.
    9. To reveal the ending or major events of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time.

Example Sentences

  • Don’t spoil the surprise by telling her too early.
  • Leaving food out overnight will spoil it.
  • He didn’t want to spoil the moment with an argument.
  • They tend to spoil their children with too many gifts.
  • Rain threatened to spoil our picnic plans.

On this page you'll find 247 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to spoil, such as: abase, abuse, addle, age, ameliorate, annihilate, appease.

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