That proposal may be a way to kill two birds with one stone, but we also have to be careful not to get greedy and spoil everything.
Source: tatoeba (44947)
Spoil
/spɔɪl/
Synonyms for "spoil" (413 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (83)
Strong matches (124)
coddlecommit a gaffecompromiseconfoundconfrontcontravenecorruptcossetcountercounteractcountermandcounterworkcravecrosscrumblecrumble into dustcurdledamagedashdebase
Show 59 more words
debilitatedecaydecomposedefacedefeatdefiledeflectiondefloratedeformdefydemolishdepredatedesecratedesolatedespoildestroydevastatedisablediscomfitdisconcertdiscountenancedisfiguredishdisintegratedisruptdivestdotedote ondysphemizeeludefall into decayfall to piecesfaux pasfavorfesterflawfleeceflounderflummoxfoilforageforayforcefoulfreebootfrustratefumblegangrenegive way togogo badgo offgo to piecesgoodsgrabgraftgratifygutharm
Noun(17 words)
Verb(27 words)
coddlecoddledcontaminatecontaminatedcorruptedcossetcrabcrosscurdlesdecayeddefacesdeflowerdepravedespoildespoileddestroyeddeteriorateddisfigureddisruptdisturb
Show 7 more words
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (206)
hashhaulhot goodshumorhurtimpairindulgeinjureitch forkillknock the chockslook a frightlook a messlook badlook forlook like helllook something terriblelootlumbermangle
Show 99 more words
marmaraudmess upmildewmiscuemoldmoldermollycoddlemortifymothermouldmouldermouldymuchmuddlemuffmurdermutilatenecrosenonplusobligeoffendoffend the eyeoutrageovershadowpamperperishperksperplexperquisitepickingspillageplay havoc withpleaseplunderpork barrelprejudiceprey onprizepublic tillpublic troughputrefyputrescequeerraidrankleransackravageravenravishreiveriflerotruinsabotagesacksatisfyscarscotchslipsnafusphacelatespikespoilsspoils of officespoliatespoliationsqueezestagnatestand in the waystealingstealingsstolen goodsstonewallstumblestumpsullysuppurateswagsweeptainttaketarnishthwarttilltripturnuglifyundermineupsetviolatevitiatewallowwasteweightwreckyearn foryieldyield to
Verb(46 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
33 entriesShowing 16 of 33 words.
More specific
14 entriesCollocations
10 entriesbattle spoilsspoil a surprisespoil childrenspoil heapspoil materialspoil milkspoil the funspoil the surprisespoils of warthe spoils
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
29 total sentences available.
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
Source: tatoeba (63463)
Don't spoil the children.
Source: tatoeba (245794)
Don't spoil your child.
Source: tatoeba (246010)
Showing 4 of 29 available sentences.