overindulged

past tense of overindulge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overindulged
Verb
  • This ideal of masculinity is not a patriarch but a perpetual adolescent, endlessly irresponsible and endlessly indulged.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
  • These men considered the loss of control that such behavior implied-an animal urge indulged by weak men lacking the courage to fight other men directly-to be shameful.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Teyana Taylor, ever the purposeful center of attention, donned a silver foil fringe look by Haider Ackermann for Tom Ford, but overdid it with a matching wig, converting her into a tinsel tree.
    Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2026
  • Piastri made an ambitious lunge on Norris in the penultimate lap, but overdid it and locked his front wheel, nearly crashing into his teammate.
    Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Students who entered college eager to study literature or history sometimes abandoned those fields because classrooms became places of discomfort rather than intellectual growth.
    Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Vazquez abandoned her black bike on the corner next to Pinch Kitchen + Bar.
    Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026
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“Overindulged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overindulged. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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