Synonyms of indulgent

indulgent

adjective

1

as in easy

tolerant and kind in the judgment of and expectations for others

she was perhaps a bit too indulgent with her children, who always seemed to get away with everything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• easy
• soft
• charitable
• clement
• acquiescent
• obliging
• laid-back
• accommodating
• easygoing
• amenable
• undemanding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• harsh
• severe
• stern
• strict
• hard
• demanding
• uncompromising
• intolerant
• uncharitable
• inflexible
• unforgiving
• unyielding
• unbending

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• harsh
• severe
• stern
• strict
• hard
• demanding
• uncompromising
• intolerant
• uncharitable
• inflexible
• unforgiving
• unyielding
• unbending

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2

as in luxurious

given to or marked by excessive gratification of one's desires

inherited riches helped fuel her indulgent lifestyle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• luxurious
• sensual
• overindulgent
• hedonistic
• sybaritic
• self-indulgent
• decadent
• extravagant
• greedy
• voluptuous
• sensuous
• gluttonous
• reckless
• masturbatory
• onanistic
• uncontrolled
• self-absorbed
• self-obsessed
• splurging
• carnal
• intemperate
• incontinent
• voracious
• rapacious
• fleshly
• wanton

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abstemious
• temperate
• sober
• ascetic
• austere
• self-abnegating
• continent
• self-denying
• abstinent
• ascetical
• spartan
• disciplined
• self-disciplined
• self-controlled
• self-governed

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• abstemious
• temperate
• sober
• ascetic
• austere
• self-abnegating
• continent
• self-denying
• abstinent
• ascetical
• spartan
• disciplined
• self-disciplined
• self-controlled
• self-governed

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3

as in friendly

willing to do a favor

an indulgent clerk who let me try on practically every size-seven shoe the store had

Synonyms & Similar Words

• friendly
• obliging
• accommodating
• accommodative
• solicitous
• overindulgent
• helpful
• thoughtful
• lenient
• permissive
• considerate
• gracious
• complaisant
• agreeable
• amenable