Synonyms for spoiler
ˈspɔɪ lərspoil·er

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1. spoilernoun

   a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning

   Synonyms:
   pamperer, looter, plunderer, pillager, raider, coddler, freebooter, despoiler, mollycoddler

2. plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooternoun

   someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

   Synonyms:
   pamperer, looter, plunderer, pillager, raider, coddler, freebooter, despoiler, mollycoddler

3. pamperer, spoiler, coddler, mollycoddlernoun

   someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence

   Synonyms:
   pamperer, looter, coddler, plunderer, pillager, mollycoddler, raider, freebooter, despoiler

4. spoilernoun

   an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds

   Synonyms:
   pamperer, looter, plunderer, pillager, raider, coddler, freebooter, despoiler, mollycoddler

5. spoilernoun

   a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag

   Synonyms:
   pamperer, looter, plunderer, pillager, raider, coddler, freebooter, despoiler, mollycoddler

Matched Categories

1. • Airfoil
   • Campaigner
   • Person
   • Thief
   • War

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spoilernoun

   Synonyms:
   plunderer, robber, pillager

2. spoilernoun

   Synonyms:
   destroyer, corrupter

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1. List of paraphrases for "spoiler":

   deflector, louver, baffle, deflectors, diffuser, gutter

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How to use spoiler in a sentence?

1. Jeb Bush & Associates:

   This release will show voters how I earned a living over the past three decades and how much of that living I had to give back to Uncle Sam. (Spoiler alert: a lot).

2. State John Kerry:

   So President Putin, who is invested in supporting Assad, with an enormous commitment - and it has made a difference obviously on the battlefield - should be somewhat concerned about the fact that President Assad sent his foreign minister out yesterday to try and act as a spoiler, to take off the table something that President Putin and Iran had committed to, this is a moment of truth, a moment where all of us have to be responsible.

3. Jennifer Palmieri:

   The Mike Bloomberg team came into this with intentions to not be a spoiler, but what needed to happen in order for their bid to matter is Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar all had to collapse, none of them have collapsed... and they were all strengthened by Mike Bloomberg poor performance.

4. Fyodor Lukyanov:

   It’s not a matter of playing the spoiler here or there, the ongoing developments will help accelerate the process of consolidation of leading powers against the U.S. domination.

5. Charles Lister:

   I think the regime played a very, very sly game, they were playing spoiler with the full knowledge that the opposition’s patience would wear out.