English

Detailed Synonyms for spoil in English

spoil:

to spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)

  1. to spoil
    to pamper; to spoil
    • pamper verb (pampers, pampered, pampering)
    • spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
  2. to spoil
    to damage; to erode; to spoil; to attack
    • damage verb (damages, damaged, damaging)
    • erode verb (erodes, eroded, eroding)
    • spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
    • attack verb (attacks, attacked, attacking)
  3. to spoil
    to spoil
    • spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
  4. to spoil
    to waste; to spoil
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
    • spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
  5. to spoil
    to decay; to spoil; to rot; go bad
    • decay verb (decaies, decayed, decaying)
    • spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
    • rot verb (rots, rotted, rotting)
    • go bad verb
  6. to spoil
    to mess up; to muck up; to spoil; botch up
    • mess up verb (messes up, messed up, messing up)
    • muck up verb (mucks up, mucked up, mucking up)
    • spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
    • botch up verb
  7. to spoil
    to neglect; be slovenly; to spoil
  8. to spoil
    – alter from the original 1
    to spoil; to corrupt
    – alter from the original 1
    • spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
    • corrupt verb (corrupts, corrupted, corrupting)
  9. to spoil
    – become unfit for consumption or use 1
    to spoil; go bad
    – become unfit for consumption or use 1
    • spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
      • the meat must be eaten before it spoils1
    • go bad verb
  10. to spoil
    – make imperfect 1
    to spoil; to deflower; mar; vitiate; impair
    – make imperfect 1
    • spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
    • deflower verb (deflowers, deflowered, deflowering)
    • mar verb
      • nothing marred her beauty1
    • vitiate verb
    • impair verb
  11. to spoil
    – destroy and strip of its possession 1
    to spoil; to violate; to rape; to plunder; despoil
    – destroy and strip of its possession 1
    • spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
    • violate verb (violates, violated, violating)
    • rape verb (rapes, raped, raping)
      • The soldiers raped the beautiful country1
    • plunder verb (plunders, plundered, plundering)
    • despoil verb
  12. to spoil
    – have a strong desire or urge to do something 1
    to spoil; to itch
    – have a strong desire or urge to do something 1
    • spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
      • He is spoiling for a fight1
    • itch verb (itches, itched, itching)
      • She is itching to start the project1
  13. to spoil
    – make a mess of, destroy or ruin 1
    to spoil; to blow; to fumble; to muck up; to botch; to muff; to fluff; to bungle; botch up; bollocks up; bollix up; bodge; screw up; bumble; bollocks; bollix; ball up; flub
    – make a mess of, destroy or ruin 1
  14. to spoil
    – hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of 1
    to cross; to spoil; to foil; queer; to thwart; to baffle; to frustrate; bilk; scotch
    – hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of 1
    • cross verb (crosss, crossed, crossing)
    • spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
    • foil verb (foils, foiled, foiling)
      • foil your opponent1
    • queer verb
    • thwart verb (thwarts, thwarted, thwarting)
    • baffle verb (baffles, baffled, baffling)
    • frustrate verb (frustrates, frustrated, frustrating)
      • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge1
    • bilk verb
    • scotch verb
  15. to spoil
    – treat with excessive indulgence 1
    to spoil; baby; to pamper; to coddle; mollycoddle; featherbed; cocker; indulge; cosset
    – treat with excessive indulgence 1

Conjugations for spoil:

present
  1. spoil
  2. spoil
  3. spoils
  4. spoil
  5. spoil
  6. spoil
simple past
  1. spoiled
  2. spoiled
  3. spoiled
  4. spoiled
  5. spoiled
  6. spoiled
present perfect
  1. have spoiled
  2. have spoiled
  3. has spoiled
  4. have spoiled
  5. have spoiled
  6. have spoiled
past continuous
  1. was spoiling
  2. were spoiling
  3. was spoiling
  4. were spoiling
  5. were spoiling
  6. were spoiling
future
  1. shall spoil
  2. will spoil
  3. will spoil
  4. shall spoil
  5. will spoil
  6. will spoil
continuous present
  1. am spoiling
  2. are spoiling
  3. is spoiling
  4. are spoiling
  5. are spoiling
  6. are spoiling
subjunctive
  1. be spoiled
  2. be spoiled
  3. be spoiled
  4. be spoiled
  5. be spoiled
  6. be spoiled
diverse
  1. spoil!
  2. let's spoil!
  3. spoiled
  4. spoiling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

spoil [the ~] noun

  1. the spoil
    – the act of stripping and taking by force 1
    the spoil; the despoilment; the spoilation; the despoilation; the spoliation; the despoliation
    – the act of stripping and taking by force 1
  2. the spoil
    – the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it 1
    the spoil; the spoiling; the spoilage
    – the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it 1
  3. the spoil
    – (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war) 1
    the spoil
    – (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war) 1
    • spoil [the ~] noun
      • to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy1

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Related Definitions for "spoil":

  1. the act of stripping and taking by force1
  2. the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it1
  3. (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)1
    • to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy1
  4. alter from the original1
  5. become unfit for consumption or use1
    • the meat must be eaten before it spoils1
  6. make imperfect1
  7. destroy and strip of its possession1
  8. have a strong desire or urge to do something1
    • He is spoiling for a fight1
  9. make a mess of, destroy or ruin1
  10. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of1
  11. treat with excessive indulgence1

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