spoilt

Ruined by indulgence

Spoilt is the British past tense and past participle of spoil, where American English prefers spoiled.

A spoilt child has been overindulged to the point of bad behavior: She's spoilt rotten.

Food that has spoilt has gone bad.

The adjective spoilt suggests damage through excess—too much attention, too much time, too much of what should have been good.

indulged

pampered

Lavished with indulgence

mollycoddled · cosseted · overprotected · fussed over · humored · gratified · treated · waited on · lavished · smothered

decayed

rotten

Decomposed or corrupt

  • moldyCovered in fungal growth
  • putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
  • foulOffensive or illegal

stale · sour · tainted · rancid · curdled · fermented · decomposed · perished · rank · off

bratty

entitled

Having rightful claim

ungrateful · tantrum · selfish · difficult · fussy · unappreciative · pouty · willful · temperamental · sulky

ruined

wrecked

Utterly destroyed

tarnished · undermined · sabotaged · blighted · botched · bungled · messed up · derailed · compromised · thwarted

Opposites
food condition

spoiltfresh

Newly made, not stale

preserved · unspoilt · edible · eatable · good

character/upbringing

spoiltunspoilt

Remaining in natural state

well-behaved · disciplined · humble · good-natured · grateful

condition/intactness

spoiltunspoilt

Remaining in natural state

intact · preserved · pristine · untouched · undamaged

Phrases
Family

spoil, spoiled, spoils, spoiling, unspoiled, spoiler, spoilage, despoil, unspoilt

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G