Indulging synonyms
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(R.C.Ch.) A partial or complete remission, under conditions specified by the Church, of divine temporal punishment that may otherwise still be due for sin committed but forgiven
The act by which somebody is pampered.
the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
To please or satisfy:
To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency.
To pamper; coddle
To treat indulgently; baby.
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To pamper.
To take great pleasure; revel (in)
To engage in uproarious festivities; make merry.
To give satisfaction.
To have the will or desire; wish:
To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. [from 15th c.]
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To do a service or favor for:
To give (what is requested, as permission, etc.); assent to; agree to fulfill
To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
To receive pleasure or satisfaction from.
To please greatly:
To cherish is defined as to treat with love or remember fondly.
To let do or happen; permit:
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To give consideration to; to allow for.
(Intransitive) To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). [from 16th c.]
(Intransitive, formal) To take part in an activity; to participate.
To involve oneself or become occupied; participate:
To wallow is defined as to roll in or indulge.
To move, like waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.
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(Figuratively) To take great pleasure or satisfaction; to feel warmth or happiness. (This verb is usually followed by ""in"").
To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to gratify; to appease.
The definition of appease is to pacify or quiet someone by giving them what they want.
To indulge in something to excess.
Cater is defined as to serve someone’s needs completely.
disappointing (antonym)
To cause disappointment
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distressing (antonym)
To cause sorrow, misery, or suffering to; pain
hurting (antonym)
To cause physical damage to (something); harm:
frustrating (antonym)
moderating (antonym)
abstaining (antonym)
To keep oneself from doing, engaging in, or partaking of something; refrain:
suppressing (antonym)
To inhibit the expression of:
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restraining (antonym)
To deprive of physical liberty, as by shackling, arresting, etc.
mortifying (antonym)
denying (antonym)
To refuse to believe; reject:
entertaining (related)
Entertain is defined as to make hold the attention of someone and give them fun, to have someone over as a guest, or to think about something.
giving (related)
To perform for an audience:
resisting (related)
To oppose or withstand something; offer resistance
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Find another word for indulging. In this page you can discover 49 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for indulging, like: indulgence, pampering, humoring, gratifying, spoiling, mollycoddling, coddling, babying, cosseting, luxuriating and revelling.
