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Synonyms for spoiled

Most common

gone bad stale maggoted cosseted

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Rotten — that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible

bad, rotten, gone bad, stale, corrupt, maggoted

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    That has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.

Choose the right word

Spoiled or Soiled?

A soiled garment may be cleansed by washing; a spoiled garment is beyond cleansing or repair.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • stale Ziri discovered that the birdseed had gone stale.
  • cosseted He's so cosseted he can't do anything by himself.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
spoiledrising
stalerising
cossetedrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bad1
5 letters
stale1
6 letters
rotten2
7 letters
corrupt2
8 letters
cosseted, maggoted

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rotten2 = 2 syllables).

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