as in luxurious
given to or marked by excessive gratification of one's desires
an overindulgent lifestyle that led them to eschew many of their responsibilities
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Recent Examples of overindulgent
Elsewhere, the economically edited documentary — always on point, never overindulgent — recalls the time Eliassi contacted COVID during her travels in 2020, quarantining at a Jerusalem hotel and performing stand-up to her fellow patients, comprised of both Israelis and Palestinians.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Parents who engage in this style of raising children, however, will want to avoid being overindulgent, which can cause its own challenges and may result in children not having the ability to navigate relationships and environments outside the home.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 14 Aug. 2024
Distance yourself from those who set poor examples or tempt you to be overindulgent.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
The exact cause of HPD isn’t known, but it’s likely linked to genetics, childhood abuse or other trauma, and having parents who lack boundaries, are overindulgent, or are inconsistent, according to Cleveland Clinic.
—Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 10 Nov. 2022
It was panned as overindulgent, terrible, unwatchable.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2021
The test car, a top-of-the-line Touring XT, never felt overindulgent, even though it was extravagantly optioned.
—cleveland, 1 Aug. 2020
Tomris Laffly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Parents who engage in this style of raising children, however, will want to avoid being overindulgent, which can cause its own challenges and may result in children not having the ability to navigate relationships and environments outside the home.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 14 Aug. 2024
Distance yourself from those who set poor examples or tempt you to be overindulgent.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
The exact cause of HPD isn’t known, but it’s likely linked to genetics, childhood abuse or other trauma, and having parents who lack boundaries, are overindulgent, or are inconsistent, according to Cleveland Clinic.
—Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 10 Nov. 2022
It was panned as overindulgent, terrible, unwatchable.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2021
The test car, a top-of-the-line Touring XT, never felt overindulgent, even though it was extravagantly optioned.
—cleveland, 1 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overindulgent
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Continue reading to shop more luxurious Wayfair social media creator furniture and decor selections, up to 72 percent off.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Big Sky, Montana Swift and Kelce have previously gone on romantic retreats to Big Sky – even being linked to the highly exclusive, members-only Yellowstone Club – so the couple could pick the luxurious mountain community as a serene wedding destination.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His relationship with Algeria is sensual.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Reading for so many of the tech-pilled among us is merely a method by which to upload bullet points to your brain, rather than a sensual endeavor that allows you to get caught up in someone else’s story.—
Maris Kreizman
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Ksenia, whom Baranov meets at a hedonistic party in the early 1990s as counterculturals rage amid the dawn of a new, post-USSR Russian era, is indicated as a grifting wild thing, the type who always has a mysterious male benefactor to keep her in minks.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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This is also true of being hedonistic and powerful, although good people were equally powerful or hedonistic than not good people.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Overindulgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overindulgent. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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