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Spoil

/spɔɪl/

(Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.

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📖 Definitions of "Spoil"

noun

1
(Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
2
Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings.

verb

1
To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour.
2
To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil.
3
To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.).
4
To carry off (goods) by force; to steal.

🔄 Synonyms of "Spoil"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
vitiateverb	(transitive) To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
thwartverb	(transitive) To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
queernoun	(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
blundernoun	A clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
corruptverb	Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
indulgeverb	(intransitive, often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.
crossnoun	A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
foilnoun	(transitive) To apply the FOIL algorithm to.
impairverb	(transitive) To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
cossetnoun	(transitive) To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
muffnoun	(vulgar slang) The vulva or vagina; pubic hair around it.
pamperverb	(transitive) To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.
coddleverb	(transitive) To treat gently or with great care.
bollixnoun	(transitive) To botch or bungle.
babynoun	A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
bilknoun	(transitive) To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone).
mollycoddlenoun	(transitive) To be overprotective and indulgent toward; to pamper.
frustrateverb	(transitive) To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
bobblenoun	A wobbling motion.
bollocksnoun	Nonsense or information deliberately intended to mislead.
despoliationnoun	A stripping or plundering; spoliation.
bafflenoun	(transitive) To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
fluffnoun	Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
botchnoun	To perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
fumbleverb	(transitive, intransitive) To handle nervously or awkwardly.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Spoil"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
despoliationnoun	A stripping or plundering; spoliation.
despoilmentnoun	The act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation.
spoliationnoun	(by extension) (law) (uncountable) The intentional destruction of, or tampering with, a document so as to impair its evidentiary value.
screw upverb	(transitive, colloquial) To make a mess of; to ruin.
thwartverb	(transitive) To cause to fail; to frustrate, to prevent.
vitiateverb	(transitive) To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
marnoun	(transitive) To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.
corruptverb	Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
spoilagenoun	The process of spoiling.
go badverb	(of foods and commodities) To spoil, rot, or otherwise become unusable due to age or storage conditions.
impairverb	(transitive) To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
louse upverb	(idiomatic, colloquial) To mess up; to confuse; to put into a state of disorder.
mess upverb	(transitive) To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.
muck upverb	(informal, transitive, intransitive) To ruin unintentionally.
foul upverb	(intransitive, slang, idiomatic) To make a mistake, to go wrong.
bollocks upverb	(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth, vulgar, slang) To fail to do correctly; to make a mess of.
frustrateverb	(transitive) To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
botch upverb	(informal, transitive) To ruin, mess up.
mishandleverb	(transitive) To deal with a situation incorrectly or ineffectively; to make a mistake in handling a situation.
fumbleverb	(transitive, intransitive) To handle nervously or awkwardly.