spoiler
Unwanted plot revelation
A spoiler reveals key plot points of a story before someone has experienced it: Don't tell me anything—no spoilers!
The term comes from the idea of spoiling the surprise.
A spoiler can also be a candidate who draws votes from a frontrunner, affecting election outcomes without winning.
On vehicles, a spoiler is an aerodynamic device that disrupts airflow to increase traction or reduce drag.
Rotating motion or surprise
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- giveawayFree item or betraying clue
- leakEscape through a breach
warning · tag · alert · foreshadowing · ending · surprise · climax · denouement
Air pressing vehicle earthward
- diffuserDevice that scatters evenly
- splitterSomething that separates
- lipMouth's outer edge
- decklidHinged trunk panel
vent · louver · fiberglass · aerodynamic · racing · tuner · aftermarket · supercar
Air pressing vehicle earthward
- dragResistance through fluid
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
aerofoil · vortex · streamline · high-speed · slipstream · coefficient · pressure · stability
One who deliberately undermines
- wreckerVehicle that removes others
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- derailmentLeaving the intended track
impediment · hindrance · setback · ruiner · underminer · meddler · troublemaker · killjoy
Person seeking selection
- electionOrganized public voting
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
- independentFree from external control
- dark-horseUnlikely but possible winner
upset · underdog · frontrunner · ballot · plurality · swing · margin · kingmaker
twist
Rotating motion or surprise
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- giveawayFree item or betraying clue
leak · warning · tag · alert · foreshadowing · ending · surprise · climax · denouement · whodunit
downforce
Air pressing vehicle earthward
decklid · vent · louver · fiberglass · aerodynamic · racing · tuner · aftermarket · supercar · ricer
downforce
Air pressing vehicle earthward
turbulence · aerofoil · vortex · streamline · high-speed · slipstream · coefficient · pressure · stability · traction
saboteur
One who deliberately undermines
- wreckerVehicle that removes others
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
derailment · impediment · hindrance · setback · ruiner · underminer · meddler · troublemaker · killjoy · buzzkill
candidate
Person seeking selection
- electionOrganized public voting
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
- independentFree from external control
dark-horse · upset · underdog · frontrunner · ballot · plurality · swing · margin · kingmaker · also-ran
- Film Reviewsfilm review, movie review, film critic, critic, reviewer
- TV lingoon air, off air, showrunner, cliffhanger, cue
- trick outtrick out, tricked out, soup up, pimp out, pimped out
- car modsturbocharger, exhaust system, body kits, supercharger, custom exhaust
- racing partsroll cage, racing slicks, fuel cell, pit crew, aerodynamics
- tuner carsbody kit, turbo, cold air intake, lowered suspension, underglow
spoilerteaser
Something that piques interest
mystery · surprise · suspense · secret · concealment
spoilerpreservative
Agent preventing spoilage
preserver · protectant · protector · sealant · stabilizer
- spoiler alertCourtesy before plot disclosure
- spoiled bratOverindulged, insufferable child
- spoil someone rottenPamper to excess
- spoiled milkDairy past its prime
- spoiled food
- spoiled for choiceHaving too many options
spoil, spoiled, spoils, spoiling, unspoiled, spoiler effect, spoilage, despoil, spoilers