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spoilt

[spoilt] / spɔɪlt /
ADJECTIVE
defiled
Synonyms
STRONG
besmirched cooked desecrated dirty dishonored exposed polluted profaned ravished tainted trashed vitiated
WEAK
common impure mucked up unclean
Antonyms
STRONG
clean pure
WEAK
cleansed hallowed honorable purified sanctified
ADJECTIVE
ruined
Synonyms
STRONGEST
derelict dilapidated
STRONG
shot undid undone
WEAK
fordone irremediable irreparable
Antonyms
WEAK
flourishing intact mended preserved prosperous protected repaired restored rich saved solvent successful wealthy

Example Sentences

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When spoilt votes were excluded, Humphreys won 29% of first preference votes, while Fianna Fail's Jim Gavin, who withdrew from the race but remained on the ballot paper, won 7% first preference votes.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Defender Victor Lindelof and back-up goalkeepers Tom Heaton and Altay Bayindir were the only other players on the bench so, unless Ten Hag was planning a sensational David James-style substitution, he wasn't spoilt for choice.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2024

“We are spoilt for choice. We like our meat as meat, and our fish as fish.”

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

Former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer posted on X: "A superb battling away performance from every single player. Shouldn't be spoilt by a disgusting decision."

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

"Oh, wouldn’t it be spoilt? It might get broken."

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier