indulgent
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
indulgent grandparents
Related & opposite
- gluttonous also see
- nonindulgent antonym
- indulgence derivation
- decadent similar to
- betting similar to
- voluptuary similar to
- gay similar to
- hedonic similar to
- intemperate similar to
- overindulgent similar to
- pamperinga similar to
- self-indulgent similar to
Sense 2 adjective
tolerant or lenient
indulgent parents risk spoiling their children
Related & opposite
- lenience derivation
- indulgence derivation
- softness derivation
- lenience derivation
- permissive similar to
Sense 3 adjective
being favorably inclined
an indulgent attitude
Related & opposite
- favorable similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | gluttonous |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | nonindulgent |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | indulgence |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | decadent |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | betting |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | voluptuary |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | gay |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | hedonic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | intemperate |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | overindulgent |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | pamperinga |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | self-indulgent |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lenience |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | indulgence |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | softness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lenience |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | permissive |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | favorable |