HUMORING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

humoring 1 of 2

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 show only exists because McConaughey and Harrelson decided to make it, and whatever passion, knowledge, grit, and hustle was needed to turn a celebrity indulgence into scripted entertainment is undetectable in the final product.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026
Lindsay Bryan-Podvin, a financial therapist and host of the Mind Money Balance podcast, explained that such indulgences can offer a predictable moment of control when so much else feels uncertain.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of indulgence

Verb

After the event was disrupted by an armed intruder, the Administration and the association scheduled a July do-over, where Trump delivered a rambling speech indulging seemingly every tangent that sprang to mind, but his contempt remained apparent.

— Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
And of course there’s a bookstore in town for indulging your inner Rory.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 10 Sep. 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

For his fourth feature, Post Tenebras Lux, Reygadas took a major detour toward the avant-garde and the personal, in a move that garnered him some detractors while pleasing his more hardcore fans.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
But a taste for a cheap, crowd-pleasing meal may be something the two leaders share.

— Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of pleasing

Noun

The commission voted 7-1 to direct County Attorney Tyrone Wade to look into whether any laws or policies were broken during the consent agenda vote and whether any policies should be adjusted to prevent similar situations in the future.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
But during the 1960s and in subsequent decades, a growing patient rights movement embraced the importance of informed consent for honoring patients’ autonomy.

— Jennifer Schlinger, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of consent

Verb

Hearing from people who told us they felt seen by our partnership has been the most emotional and gratifying part of the whole experience for me.

— Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026
To say more about director George Roy Hill’s remarkably gratifying thriller would risk spoiling it.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of gratifying

Verb

Digger is, first and foremost, a parable—without spoiling the plot, its events are intentionally exaggerated to make a point about humans and climate change.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
India passed legislation curtailing online wagers last year, spoiling the value of gaming powerhouse Junglee after Flutter had paid $237 million to acquire 95% of the company looking to gain a foothold in the world’s most populated country.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of spoiling

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