spoil
Go bad slowly
Spoil centers on ruining or damaging something.
Food spoils when it goes bad.
A surprise spoils when someone reveals it.
To spoil a child is to overindulge them, harming their character.
A spoiler reveals plot details: Don't spoil the ending for me.
Spoils (usually plural) are goods taken by force—the victor's rewards: the spoils of war.
To be spoiling for a fight is to be eager for one.
Indulge excessively
- coddleOverindulge or poach gently
- doteLove to excess
- babyVery young child
- mollycoddleOverindulge with excessive protection
cosset · overindulge · lavish · treat · gratify · humor · cater · fuss
Stolen valuables
- bootyStolen valuables, especially treasure
- pillageViolent theft of goods
- plunderGoods seized violently
- bountyReward for capture
prize · haul · takings · winnings · treasure · trophy · reward · victor
Organic breakdown process
- decomposeBreak into simpler parts
- putrefyDecompose with stench
- perishCease to exist
- moldForm-giving container
rancid · stale · sour · taint · ferment · foul · curdle · turn
pamper
Indulge excessively
mollycoddle · cosset · overindulge · lavish · treat · gratify · humor · cater · fuss · overprotect
loot
Stolen valuables
- bootyStolen valuables, especially treasure
- pillageViolent theft of goods
- plunderGoods seized violently
bounty · prize · haul · takings · winnings · treasure · trophy · reward · victor · conquest
rot
Organic breakdown process
mold · rancid · stale · sour · taint · ferment · foul · curdle · turn · expire
wreck
Destroyed vessel or vehicle
blight · sabotage · undermine · taint · tarnish · sully · impair · diminish · detract · dampen
giveaway
Free item or betraying clue
alert · warning · plot · twist · ending · surprise · secret · divulge · ruin · anticipation
- go badrot, decay, mold, sour, curdle
- indulgenceindulgence, indulge, indulgent, self-indulgent, overindulgence
- going sourcurdle, rot, decay, ferment, mold
- waste wordsrot, decay, trash, discard, dump
- deterioratedecay, rot, deteriorate, decompose, corrode
- quarry termsblasting, granite quarry, drilling, marble quarry, limestone quarry
- spoilt for choiceHaving too many alternatives
- spoiler alertCourtesy before plot disclosure
- spoiled bratOverindulged, insufferable child
- spoil someone rottenPamper to excess
- spoiled milkDairy past its prime
- spoiled food
spoiled, spoils, spoiling, unspoiled, spoiler, spoil heap, spoilage, spoilt, despoil