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How does the verb pamper contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of pamper are baby, humor, indulge, mollycoddle, and spoil. While all these words mean "to show undue favor to a person's desires and feelings," pamper implies inordinate gratification of desire for luxury and comfort with consequent enervating effect.

pampered by the amenities of modern living

When is baby a more appropriate choice than pamper?

The meanings of baby and pamper largely overlap; however, baby suggests excessive care, attention, or solicitude.

babying students by grading too easily

Where would humor be a reasonable alternative to pamper?

While the synonyms humor and pamper are close in meaning, humor stresses a yielding to a person's moods or whims.

humored him by letting him tell the story

When can indulge be used instead of pamper?

While in some cases nearly identical to pamper, indulge implies excessive compliance and weakness in gratifying another's or one's own desires.

indulged myself with food at the slightest excuse

When might mollycoddle be a better fit than pamper?

Although the words mollycoddle and pamper have much in common, mollycoddle suggests an excessive degree of care and attention to another's health or welfare.

refused to mollycoddle her malingering son

When is it sensible to use spoil instead of pamper?

The synonyms spoil and pamper are sometimes interchangeable, but spoil stresses the injurious effects on character by indulging or pampering.

foolish parents spoil their children

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pamper Falling asleep under it felt like being pampered, and I was tempted to move my legs around just to feel the duvet cover’s fabric caress them again and again. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2025 This complete head-to-toe ritual is designed to leave you feeling refreshed, moisturized and truly pampered. Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Of course, a good primer will also control shine and pamper the complexion with skin-loving ingredients. Jenny Berg, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2025 Madeline adds extra pampering with wrinkle patches on the sides of her eyes and the area between the eyebrows. Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pamper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pamper
Verb
  • Holding on for a win on Saturday finally allowed the Padres to gain a game in the NL West on the on Dodgers, who lost a fifth straight when the Orioles spoiled a no-hitter with two outs and ultimately walked off a win.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Besides, if one bad apple can spoil the whole barrel, then just imagine the good that Maria could do by removing it from the rest of the bunch.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Yes, perhaps firms run by alums will be willing to indulge a few interested faculty from their alma mater.
    Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • At one point Wednesday, the judge indulged their request to meet with Adelson and the attorneys at a side bar out of the public’s earshot.
    Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Waller has been nursing a hip injury since joining the team, and didn’t participate in a single training camp practice.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In the accompanying image, Baz is lying on her side, nursing her son in a low cut bra while holding a bottle in her free hand.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Pamper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pamper. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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