Synonyms & related words for spoil

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of spoil — including despoil, vitiate, pamper, ruin, impair, spoliation. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to spoil

Explore words related to spoil — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include despoilment, despoliation, spoilage, ruinable, bollix, shend, deflower, mishandle. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for spoil

Common synonyms for spoil include despoil, vitiate, pamper, ruin, impair, spoliation, coddle, frustrate — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does spoil come from?

The word spoil breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root spoil-, from Latin spolium (“plunder, hide”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.