Synonyms of indulges

indulges

verb

present tense third-person singular of indulge

1

as in pleases

to give in to (a desire)

the grandparents indulged the child's wishes to an extent that they never did with their own children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pleases
• gratifies
• humors
• delights
• caters (to)
• revels
• satisfies
• spoils
• basks
• luxuriates
• wallows
• pampers
• coddles
• satiates
• pleasures
• mollycoddles
• sates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inhibits
• restrains
• curbs
• constrains
• checks
• stifles
• bridles

2

as in surrenders

to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly

conventioneers who were obviously eager to indulge themselves in all of the vices that Las Vegas might offer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surrenders
• abandons
• yields
• delivers
• revels
• gives up
• overindulges
• basks
• overdoes
• wallows
• luxuriates
• rolls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• denies
• eschews
• forgoes
• foregoes
• inhibits
• restrains
• refrains (from)
• abstains (from)
• checks
• forbears

3

as in spoils

to treat with great or excessive care

you indulge those grandkids in ways you never did with your own kids

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spoils
• pleases
• nurses
• pampers
• satisfies
• coddles
• appeases
• delights
• babies
• cossets
• mothers
• dandles
• mollycoddles
• humors
• obliges
• gratifies
• soothes
• wet-nurses
• caters (to)
• placates
• contents
• gladdens
• cockers
• pacifies
• mollifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abuses
• restrains
• mistreats
• misuses
• controls
• maltreats
• mishandles
• neglects
• oppresses
• disciplines
• manhandles
• violates
• overlooks
• ill-treats
• ill-uses
• molests
• injures
• hurts
• outrages
• harasses
• slights
• tortures
• torments
• victimizes
• harms
• persecutes