Antonyms for indulge
ɪnˈdʌldʒin·dulge

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.3 / 3 votes

1. indulgeverb

   , : To yield to a temptation or desire.

   Synonyms:
   spoil, coddle, cosset, pamper

2. indulgeverb

   To satisfy the wishes or whims of.

   Synonyms:
   coddle, pamper, spoil, cosset

3. indulgeverb

   To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.

   Synonyms:
   spoil, cosset, pamper, coddle

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 6 votes

1. indulge

   Antonyms:
   thwart, deny, contradict, disappoint, discard, abjure, counteract, renounce, mortify, discipline

   Synonyms:
   spoil, pamper, humor, gratify, cherish, bask, revel, grovel, foster, favor, allow

Matched Categories

1. • Consume
   • Provide

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. indulgeverb

   give free rein to

   "The writer indulged in metaphorical language"

   Synonyms:
   pander, mollycoddle, cosset, luxuriate, spoil, baby, cocker, coddle, featherbed, gratify, pamper

2. gratify, pander, indulgeverb

   yield (to); give satisfaction to

   Synonyms:
   pander, mollycoddle, cosset, luxuriate, satisfy, gratify, spoil, procure, baby, cocker, coddle, featherbed, pimp, pamper

3. indulge, luxuriateverb

   enjoy to excess

   "She indulges in ice cream"

   Synonyms:
   pander, mollycoddle, cosset, luxuriate, spoil, wanton, baby, cocker, coddle, featherbed, gratify, pamper

4. pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulgeverb

   treat with excessive indulgence

   "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

   Synonyms:
   pamper, frustrate, scotch, botch, bilk, baby, itch, bungle, muck up, impair, mishandle, bumble, plunder, gratify, botch up, foil, blow, go bad, flub, fumble, vitiate, rape, thwart, ball up, featherbed, bollocks up, bollocks, screw up, baffle, mess up, luxuriate, despoil, deflower, louse up, bollix, mar, muff, violate, pander, cocker, foul up, cross, fluff, mollycoddle, bobble, coddle, bollix up, cosset, spoil, corrupt, bodge

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. indulgeverb

   Antonyms:
   mortify, deny, suppress, restrain

   Synonyms:
   satisfy, gratify, luxuriate, humor, pamper, cocker, grant, allow, permit

How to use indulge in a sentence?

1. Patrick Henry:

   It is natural for a man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut out eyes against a painful truth and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms into beasts.

2. Noah Rothman:

   These are comforting fictions that a lot on the right want to indulge in, ted Cruz, in that sense, is making the best of an opportunity.

3. Walter Savage Landor:

   We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.

4. Chetan Dube:

   A large part of your brain is shackled by the boredom and drudgery of everyday existence, you have to drive a car, vacuum the floor or take the garbage out. But imagine if technology could come along and take care of all these mundane chores for you, and allow you to indulge in the forms of creative expression that only the human brain can indulge in. What a beautiful world we would be able to create around us.

5. Anthony Weiner:

   I think it's pretty outrageous, i think the idea to take someone who's served in government for 20 years and impugn her in that way is outrageous. I mean he wants to make me a campaign issue. I'm not going to indulge that.

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