Synonyms for indulgence
ɪnˈdʌl dʒənsin·dul·gence

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1. indulgence, self-indulgencenoun

   an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

   Synonyms:
   leniency, self-indulgence, intemperance, foolery, pampering, lenience, tomfoolery, indulging, humoring, lunacy, folly, craziness, intemperateness

2. indulgence, lenience, leniencynoun

   a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

   "too much indulgence spoils a child"

   Synonyms:
   leniency, mildness, self-indulgence, foolery, pampering, lenience, tomfoolery, indulging, humoring, lunacy, folly, craziness, lenity

3. indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoringnoun

   the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

   Synonyms:
   leniency, self-indulgence, foolery, pampering, lenience, tomfoolery, indulging, humoring, lunacy, folly, craziness

4. folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgencenoun

   foolish or senseless behavior

   Synonyms:
   lunacy, foolishness, flakiness, indulging, daftness, madness, lenience, pampering, stupidity, humoring, leniency, foolery, tomfoolery, self-indulgence, folly, craziness, insaneness, imbecility, unwiseness, betise

5. indulgencenoun

   the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution

   "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse"

   Synonyms:
   leniency, self-indulgence, foolery, pampering, lenience, tomfoolery, indulging, humoring, lunacy, folly, craziness

Matched Categories

1. • Roman Catholic
   • Absolution
   • Gratification
   • Indiscipline
   • Permissiveness
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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. indulgencenoun

   Synonyms:
   gratification, humoring, pampering, cockering

2. indulgencenoun

   Synonyms:
   favor, liberality, lenity, lenience, kindness, tenderness

3. indulgencenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Theol.) remission, absolution, forgiveness, pardon

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1. indulgencenoun

   Synonyms:
   humoring, pampering, gratification, kindness, favor, lenity, forbearance, absolution

   Antonyms:
   mortification, denial, restraint, non-indulgence

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1. List of paraphrases for "indulgence":

   leniency, forbearance, patience, complacency, tolerance, benevolence

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1. Aysegul Sanford:

   This Italian-inspired baked chicken Parmesan will have your other half falling in love all over again, the creaminess from the cheese balances nicely with the tangy rich tomato sauce and the fresh basil offers some herbal accents. It offers all the satisfaction and indulgence of the original dish but with a healthy twist. Use this recipe for perfect golden crispy chicken every time without the need for frying.

2. Jeffrey Berk:

   The clientele for a Birkin or Kelly handbag suddenly wasn't traveling, buying a house or a Bentley, she had a lot of cash and needed to park it in an indulgence.

3. Benjamin Disraeli:

   Grief is the agony of an instant, the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.

4. Letitia Elizabeth Landon:

   Grief, after all, is like smoking in a damp country — what was at first a necessity becomes afterwards an indulgence.

5. Emily Thornberry:

   Under a Labour foreign office, I can ... guarantee that there will be no indulgence of human rights abuses because they are committed by less powerful countries or by countries that call themselves socialists but who by their actions betray every socialist ideal.