Synonyms of pampering

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adjective

as in indulgent

Related Words

• indulgent
• mild
• gentle
• lenient
• merciful
• spoiling
• tolerant
• kindly
• easy
• easygoing
• acquiescent
• compliant
• soft
• yielding
• pliant
• pliable
• negligent
• compromising
• neglectful
• remiss
• slovenly
• slipshod
• sloppy
• relenting
• relaxed
• lax
• slack
• flexible
• unfussy
• loose

Dissimilar Words

• uncompromising
• exacting
• rigorous
• stringent
• strict
• rigid
• inflexible
• hard-line
• cast-iron
• meticulous
• painstaking
• conscientious
• fussy
• close
• scrupulous
• exact
• punctilious
• undeviating
• relentless
• resolved
• brassbound
• stubborn
• determined
• firm
• unflinching
• tenacious
• steadfast
• adamant
• unbending
• dogged
• adamantine
• single-minded

pampering

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noun

as in coddling

Related Words

• coddling
• babying
• consideration
• thoughtfulness
• concern
• kindness
• considerateness
• solicitude
• care
• carefulness
• solicitousness
• lovingness

Dissimilar Words

• carelessness
• unconcern
• thoughtlessness
• unkindness
• inconsiderateness
• inconsideration

pampering

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verb

present participle of pamper

as in spoiling

to treat with great or excessive care

pamper a sick child

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spoiling
• indulging
• nursing
• babying
• coddling
• cosseting
• pleasing
• satisfying
• mollycoddling
• dandling
• mothering
• appeasing
• delighting
• cockering
• wet-nursing
• humoring
• soothing
• catering (to)
• gratifying
• contenting
• placating
• obliging
• gladdening
• mollifying
• pacifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• controlling
• abusing
• restraining
• manhandling
• mistreating
• disciplining
• misusing
• maltreating
• mishandling
• neglecting
• oppressing
• ill-treating
• ill-using
• violating
• overlooking
• hurting
• slighting
• torturing
• harassing
• molesting
• tormenting
• harming
• outraging
• injuring
• victimizing
• persecuting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pampering

Adjective

Hood River also recently welcomed its first full-service hotel, the Lightwell, which hosts live music in its lobby and first Friday jazz performances and has arguably the town’s most pampering spa—a must for any mountain town. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

The Maybach variant offers a more pampering suspension than its performance- minded Mercedes-AMG sibling, while still allowing for varying degrees of responsiveness through four drive modes—Comfort, Maybach, Sport, and Individual. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026

Noun

Callol oversees the pampering of about 50 different cheeses that pass through the facility. — Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026

This is a splurge-worthy gift for someone who deserves a little extra pampering at the end of a long day. — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026

Ho-seok has yet to be interviewed for the documentary, and Ye-ji, who treats her subjects as friends, hopes that a weekend of pampering will entice him to coöperate. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

The idea of motorsport circuits as pampering, family-friendly environments has long been anathema to their nature. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

Suddenly, an everyday routine becomes an excuse for a little extra pampering. — Ethan Stone october 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026

For self-care, guests can visit Senses Spa and Senses Fitness, or book a personal pampering at Untangled Salon or Hook’s Barbery. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2026

A bit of pampering and self-care is in order as the moon aligns with Venus. — Usa Today, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026

Certainly, my emotional release felt far less transactional than a response to five-star pampering. — Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

Charlotte’s mandatory water restrictions have finally eased after nearly six months, allowing Charlotteans to go back to pampering their yards and vehicles. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026

For all its glamour, Concorde offered more prestige than pampering. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

The vintage architecture of the 130-year-old hotel is a pastiche of Gothic Revival turrets and arches, a stone castle masquerading as what is arguably the world's most luxurious and pampering ski hotel. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

An emphasis on wellness means not only pampering spa treatments but advanced health tech, movement, and meditation sessions over an entire floor. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Anthropologie’s Summer Sale is pampering fashion insiders with 50-percent-off deals stacked on top of already on-sale buys, reflected in cart. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 July 2026

Although you are deeply held, Arrigo is not about pampering. — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026

There will be a Daddy’s Kingdom, with a VIP zone featuring a throne-style photo opportunity as well as treats, games, giveaways and pampering experiences just for papa. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026

By the 1990s a global interest in spa culture saw the rise of pampering ensuite bathrooms with large tubs or steam showers. — Brandon Presser, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026