CODDLED Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in pampered

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verb

past tense of coddle

as in boiled

to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam a hearty, traditional breakfast that included coddled eggs

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to treat with great or excessive care accused the judiciary of coddling criminals

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Unlike humans, digital creations don’t need to be pampered, fed or emotionally coddled. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026 They shouldn’t be coddled; instead, they should be challenged. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 24 June 2026 She has been coddled and cloistered within her city, but the spreading vegetation interferes with that way of life. — Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 17 June 2026 No matter how much his disability impacted his daily routine, Nic notes that his parents never coddled him. — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026 That includes dishes such as shrimp po-boy toast with caviar, coddled egg with andouille and tasso, and old bay hollandaise. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2026 Mornings start at the barn-style main restaurant, where the tight breakfast menu includes mushroom noodles, yak yogurt granola, and coddled eggs with cordyceps (a local edible fungi) alongside a small buffet spread of fresh bread, yak butter, jam, and tsampa (buckwheat flour) for porridge. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026 Cooked slowly in a hot water bath, coddled eggs are one of the most luxurious ways to enjoy eggs at home. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026 Goetz understood this disorder not as the product of scant civic resources or state retreat but rather as the result of liberal misrule—do-gooder bureaucrats, failed social programs, and a city that had coddled the undeserving and the criminal. — Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026

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When they were painted, they were drenched in all the promise and privilege of a pampered girlhood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
The club’s members, including an industrialist and his expatriate niece, the president and his pampered wife, and a slew of Chinese tourists, engage in a complex dance with the doting and subservient staff.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

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The pair also meet Sheriff Kerry Kane (Kelly Macdonald) and her wealthy, deeply suspicious father-in-law William Macon (Garret Dillahunt), who possesses an unusual amount of knowledge about aliens.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Beyond being a relatively wealthy, stable and democratic country with vast fishing grounds, Iceland could have joined the bloc relatively quickly.

— Kwiyeon Ha, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of wealthy

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Others are stewed with aromatics and oil to make a riotous take on XO sauce, funky and inky and complex, which gilds the hunks of squash under their corny beurre blanc.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
For the past six months, the Aussies have stewed – and rallied — behind a one-word analysis from the World Cup draw that put them in the same four-team pod with Team USA, Turkey and Paraguay.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 June 2026

Definition of stewed

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When Maserati brought me back, exhilaration turned to fixation, which Weiss happily indulged by bringing me back for a third time to be coached by Rod Macleod.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
In Salzburg, Dudamel indulged the Vienna Philharmonic’s incomparable lushness, those plush strings, glowing winds, golden brass, voluminous timpani.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of indulged

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This modernist gem, tucked away just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco in the affluent Upper Lucas Valley enclave of San Rafael, carries a dual legacy.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2026
Viking caters primarily to affluent, older travelers and offers an extensive portfolio of river cruises, which sets it apart from more mass-market competitors.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of affluent

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Glasnow nursed an elbow issue when the Dodgers arrived in Atlanta two Septembers ago, hoping the pitcher would check a final box before returning to a big-league game.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Dima was famished and weak, and Zayarnaya nursed him back to health.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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