Spoiling Synonyms and Antonyms

Treat with excessive indulgence
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. pampering
  2. mollycoddling
  3. indulging
  4. cosseting
  5. coddling
  6. overindulging
  7. babying
  8. catering
Decay, turn bad
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. rotting
  2. turning
  3. tainting
  4. decomposing
  5. moldering
  6. disintegrating
  7. decaying
  8. deteriorating
Antonyms:
  1. improving
  2. growing
  3. enhancing
The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. spoilage
  2. spoil
To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. decaying
To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. pampering
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. breaking-up
  2. wasting-away

Words Related to Spoiling

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Spoiling Sentence Examples

  • She told him he was spoiling her and he insisted she deserved it.

  • They in turn would accuse the red rose party of spoiling tactics.

  • Excessive heat will induce elongation of the internodal stem, spoiling the whole shape of the plant.

  • Are these faults spoiling what is a truly magnificent stadium?

  • Much has been written about the spoiling of old instruments by often well-meaning " improvers ".

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