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I'm looking for an antonym of the word spoiled.

The sense of spoiled I have in mind is a positive one: "I've become spoiled by these comfy shoes."

I'm looking for a word or short phrase to say: "I've become antispoiled by these horrible shoes and now any other pair would be comfortable."

The closest phrase that I'm aware of is to have one's standards lowered, which isn't quite the same thing and certainly isn't very pithy.

Best Answer

While indurated and hardened are probably better when you're intending to exaggerate (although indurated is not in common usage and sounds somewhat pompous), I would recommend the phrase used to:

"I've gotten used to wearing uncomfortable shoes; I can wear anything on my feet now"

is the most common opposite of

"I've been spoiled by these comfortable shoes, I can't wear anything else now".

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