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Definitions

spoilsport

[spoil-spawrt, -spohrt] / ˈspɔɪlˌspɔrt, -ˌspoʊrt /
NOUN
party pooper
Synonyms
WEAK
drip fuddy-duddy grinch grouch killjoy malcontent sourpuss stick-in-the-mud wet blanket
Antonyms
WEAK
celebrator life of the party live wire
NOUN
wet blanket
Synonyms
WEAK
cold water damper downer drag grinch grouch killjoy malcontent marplot party pooper poor sport proser sourpuss

Example Sentences

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And rains play a spoilsport here as well.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

For days, northern California newspapers kicked around fierce, spoilsport claims.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024

Just as investors were starting to get more confident about a soft landing for the world's largest economy, with strong jobs growth and cooling inflation, China is playing spoilsport.

From Reuters • Aug. 15, 2022

I also don’t want to be a spoilsport who vetoes his choices just because they aren’t what I want to watch.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2021

He deserved it for being such a spoilsport.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.