HUMORING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in indulgence

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verb

present participle of humor

as in indulging

to give in to (a desire) humored her grandfather by listening to his war stories for the hundredth time

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Recent Examples of humoring

Noun

And that particular oppression also made the promise of a black woman president something more than another item on a checklist of firsts or the humoring of a particular interest group. — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026

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Noun

The club’s spa treatments are an indulgence for body and mind.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The Sunset Soft Serve Rita combines a strawberry and mango margarita with vanilla soft-serve ice cream, a bold Tajín® rim, rich chamoy drizzle, and a crunchy hot honey Tajín® topping for the perfect balance of sweet-heat indulgence.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of indulgence

Verb

Whether the race ever happens, the idea is pure Shaq, a celebrity who's renowned for indulging his passions, of which cars are near the top of the list.

— Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Here was a doctor borrowing the language of a fast food brand while encouraging people not to fear indulging.

— Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of indulging

Noun

There’s a receptiveness to Helaena that at times can be really funny but also played up the tragedy of her arc this season.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
The team also found that residents in the Sardinian Blue Zone had higher levels of curiosity and receptiveness to new ideas in general, and were more adept at understanding and sharing their emotions.

— Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026

Definition of receptiveness

Verb

Nostalgic without being at all reactionary, Mitchell’s riotously crowd-pleasing blockbuster takes both of Greg and Denise’s conflicting wishes to heart.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
Former Angels executives, however, can recite chapter and verse the difficulty of pleasing Moreno.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of pleasing

Noun

He was also found guilty in June of one count each of fleeing a pursuing peace officer’s motor vehicle while driving recklessly, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury and driving or taking a vehicle without consent.

— City News Service, Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
Eventually, Copilot provided a stunning Microsoft trade secret—an undocumented prompt parameter that completely bypassed the requirement for user consent.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of consent

Verb

For Deion, seeing Shedeur making strides in his second season is gratifying.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Still, it’s been gratifying to see both Americans and foreigners try not only yerba mate, but even drinks Cafe Corazon made specifically for the teams that played in Kansas City.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Definition of gratifying

Noun

That demographic also showed stronger brand receptivity during the tournament, with World Cup viewers 21% more likely to feel loyal to advertisers and 24% more likely to view tournament ads as credible, according to NBCUniversal data.

— Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
That spiritual receptivity brings peace, clarity, and even safety to others.

— Liesl Ehmke, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026

Definition of receptivity

Verb

Without spoiling what happens next, the mutants confront Trask, and Mystique assumes his identity to further their mission.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Decades later, the government was still buying surplus cheese and storing it in vast underground caves in Missouri, Wisconsin, and Kansas, warehouses cool enough to hold the cheese for years without spoiling.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

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