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| Main Entry: | spoils |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | possessions stolen or gained |
| Synonyms: | booty*, cut*, gain, goods, graft, loot, make*, pillage, plunder, prey, prize, squeeze, swag, take, hot goods, pickings |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spoil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ruin, hurt |
| Synonyms: | blemish, damage, debase, deface, defile, demolish, desecrate, desolate, despoil, destroy, devastate, disfigure, disgrace, harm, impair, injure, mar, mess up*, pillage, plunder, prejudice, ravage, sack, smash, squash, tarnish, trash*, undo, upset, vitiate, waste, wreck, depredate, make useless, muck up*, spoliate, take apart |
| Antonyms: | help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spoil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | baby, indulge |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, coddle, cosset, favor, humor, mollycoddle*, oblige, pamper, spoon-feed*, cater to, kill with kindness, overindulge |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect, be indifferent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spoil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | decay, turn bad |
| Synonyms: | crumble, curdle, decompose, deteriorate, disintegrate, go off, mildew, molder, putrefy, rot, taint, turn, addle, become tainted, become useless, break down, go bad |
| Antonyms: | grow |
| Main Entry: | booty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loot |
| Synonyms: | boodle, gain, goods, haul*, plunder, spoils, swag, pickings, takings |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | haul |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something obtained or moved |
| Synonyms: | booty, burden, cargo, catch, find, freight, gain, harvest, lading, load, loot*, payload*, spoils, yield, takings |
| Notes: | a hall is a corridor or passageway in a building; haul (noun) is something that is pulled or transported, and haul (verb) carry or drag slowly or heavily |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | loot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stolen goods |
| Synonyms: | booty, dough*, graft, haul, lift*, make*, money, pillage, plunder, prize, seizure, spoils, squeeze, take*, hot goods, pickings, plunderage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trophy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical award |
| Synonyms: | blue ribbon*, booty, citation, crown, cup, decoration, gold*, keepsake, laurels, medal, memento, memorial, prize, reminder, ribbon, souvenir, spoils*, token, gold star, guerdon, palm |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | physically hurt or injure |
| Synonyms: | beat up, corrupt, cut up*, damage, defile, deprave, desecrate, harm, hose*, impair, maltreat, mar, mess up*, mishandle, mistreat, misuse, molest, oppress, persecute, pollute*, rough up, roughhouse, ruin, shake up*, spoil, taint, total*, victimize, violate, wax*, bang up, bung up, ill-treat |
| Antonyms: | cherish, defend, help, preserve, protect, respect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use wrongly |
| Synonyms: | dissipate, exhaust, mishandle, misuse, overburden, overwork, prostitute, spoil, squander, taint, waste, misemploy, overtax |
| Antonyms: | benefit, esteem, prize, respect, revere, care for |
| Main Entry: | baby |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | treat like a child |
| Synonyms: | cherish, coddle, cosset, cuddle, dandle, dote on, foster, humor, indulge, nurse, pamper, pet, please, satisfy, serve, spoil, cater to, overindulge |
| Main Entry: | blast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explode |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, blight, blow up, bomb, break up, burst, damage, dash, demolish, destroy, detonate, dynamite, injure, kill, ruin, shatter, shrivel, spoil, stunt, wither, wreck, torpedo |
| Main Entry: | blemish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flaw, disfigure |
| Synonyms: | blot, blotch, blur, damage, deface, distort, harm, hurt, impair, injure, maim, mangle, mar, mark, mutilate, pervert, prejudice, scar, smudge, spoil, spot, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, twist, vitiate, wrench |
| Antonyms: | adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, ornament |
| Main Entry: | blight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ruin, destroy |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, blast, crush, damage, dash, decay, disappoint, foul up*, frustrate, injure, mar, mess up*, nip in the bud*, nullify, shrivel, spoil, taint, trash*, wither, wreck, glitch up |
| Antonyms: | aid, bless, guard, help, prosper, protect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disgrace, disfigure |
| Synonyms: | blemish, dirty, discolor, mark, smudge, smut, soil, spoil, spot, stain, sully, tarnish, bespatter |
| Antonyms: | beautify, grace, prettify |
| Main Entry: | botch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blunder |
| Synonyms: | blow*, boggle*, boot, bumble, bungle, butcher*, distort, err, flounder, flub*, fumble, mar, mend, mess, mess up*, misapply, miscalculate, misconstrue, mishandle, misjudge, mismanage, muddle, muff, mutilate, patch, ruin, screw up*, spoil, stumble, wreck, bobble, bollix, fall down*, goof up*, gum up, louse up, miscompute, misconjecture, muck up*, pull a boner |
| Antonyms: | accomplish, achieve, succeed, do well |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bungle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blunder, mess up |
| Synonyms: | boggle, botch, butcher*, err, flub, foul up*, fudge*, fumble, mar, mess up, miscalculate, mishandle, mismanage, muff*, ruin, screw up*, spoil, ball up, drop the ball, goof up*, gum up, louse up, make a mess of |
| Antonyms: | fix, manage, succeed, do well |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | butcher |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ruin |
| Synonyms: | botch, destroy, mutilate, screw up*, spoil, wreck, bollix up, goof up*, louse up, make a mess of |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cater |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | provide, help |
| Synonyms: | baby, coddle, furnish, gratify, humor, indulge, outfit, pamper, procure, provision, purvey, spoil, supply, cotton, minister to, pander to, victual |
| Main Entry: | cheapen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | diminish worth |
| Synonyms: | abase, belittle, corrupt, damage, debase, decline, decry, degrade, demean, denigrate, depreciate, derogate, devalue, discredit, disparage, downgrade, drop, fall, lower, mar, minimize, reduce, ruin, spoil, undervalue, write off, beat down, lose value, mark down, render worthless |
| Antonyms: | appreciate, enhance, increase, raise, upgrade |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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