Synonyms and Antonyms of spoil
1
to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
- too much coddling will spoil the child
begrime, besmear, besmirch, blacken, blur, cloud, dirty, discolor, pollute, smear, smirch, smudge, smut, soil, sully, tar
abase, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, lower, shame, sink
bastardize, corrupt, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, subvert
color, distort, twist
2
to go through decomposition
break down, corrupt, decay, decompose, disintegrate, fester, foul, mold, molder, perish [chiefly British], putrefy, rot
sour, turn, turn off [British]
contaminate, defile, pollute, taint
addle, curdle, ferment
mortify
rust
crumble, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, dilapidate, sink, wither
age, develop, grow, mature, ripen
refresh, renew, restore
cleanse, purify
assemble, compose, integrate
ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate
3
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
- know when to stop, for an unnecessary brushstroke can spoil a painted portrait
blemish, bloody, break, compromise, crab, cripple, cross (up), damage, deface, disfigure, endamage, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, injure, mar, vitiate
deteriorate, enervate, enfeeble, undermine, weaken
erode, scour, wash out, wear (away)
blight, tarnish
dent, ding, dint
botch, gum (up), queer
lacerate, wound
disable, hamstring, lame, maim, mangle, mutilate, torment, torture
annihilate, bang up, bash, batter, clobber, crush, dash, decimate, demolish
