indulgence synonyms

indulgence

n.

  1. Humoring

    coddling, pampering, petting, overweening attention, fondling, babying, spoiling, placating, pleasing, toadying, favoring, kowtowing, gratifying, catering to.

  2. Forbearance

    allowance, lenience, toleration; see mercy 1, patience 1, tolerance 1.

  3. Revelry

    prodigality, dissipation, intemperance, drunkenness, overindulgence, luxury, waste, self-indulgence, hedonism, self-gratification, decadence, high living, la dolce vita (Italian), sybaritism, overdoing it*; see also greed, waste 1.

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