as in luxurious
given to or marked by excessive gratification of one's desires
an overindulgent lifestyle that led them to eschew many of their responsibilities
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Recent Examples of overindulgent
Parents who engage in this style of raising children, however, will want to avoid being overindulgent, which can cause its own challenges and may result in children not having the ability to navigate relationships and environments outside the home.
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Mia Taylor, Parents, 14 Aug. 2024
Distance yourself from those who set poor examples or tempt you to be overindulgent.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
The exact cause of HPD isn’t known, but it’s likely linked to genetics, childhood abuse or other trauma, and having parents who lack boundaries, are overindulgent, or are inconsistent, according to Cleveland Clinic.
—Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 10 Nov. 2022
It was panned as overindulgent, terrible, unwatchable.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2021
The test car, a top-of-the-line Touring XT, never felt overindulgent, even though it was extravagantly optioned.
—cleveland, 1 Aug. 2020
Mia Taylor, Parents, 14 Aug. 2024
Distance yourself from those who set poor examples or tempt you to be overindulgent.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
The exact cause of HPD isn’t known, but it’s likely linked to genetics, childhood abuse or other trauma, and having parents who lack boundaries, are overindulgent, or are inconsistent, according to Cleveland Clinic.
—Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 10 Nov. 2022
It was panned as overindulgent, terrible, unwatchable.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2021
The test car, a top-of-the-line Touring XT, never felt overindulgent, even though it was extravagantly optioned.
—cleveland, 1 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overindulgent
Adjective
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That day has come with the debut of this fine fragrance, which translates its signature warm, sweet and slightly spicy notes into a luxurious perfume.—
Jackie Fields,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Sea Island, Georgia Southern charm and golfing excellence abound at Sea Island’s two luxurious sister resorts, The Cloister and The Lodge at Sea Island on the coast of Georgia.—
Katie Sweeney,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Jean, 36, began experimenting with these sensual voiceovers in 2023.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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Free from the arc of awards season, the fashion world set their eyes squarely on Paris Fashion Week’s debuts: first, Haider Ackermann’s sensual take on Tom Ford, and now, to Burton at Givenchy.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His legacy is alive and well, though, because people still wax lyrical about his glory days, correlating their youth to his hedonistic ways.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Then there’s Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which stages Gatsby as a hectic and hedonistic swirl of parties and violence.—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Overindulgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overindulgent. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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