SELF-INDULGENCES Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

self-indulgences

noun

plural of self-indulgence

as in overindulgences

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excesses

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The proportions remain practical, and the overall design avoids some of the visual excesses found elsewhere in the segment.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Trump is right to want to tame inequality, scale back some of the excesses of globalization, and secure supply chains of critical goods.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026

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