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indulgent

/ɪn'dəldʒənt/

Synonyms of indulgent Antonyms of indulgent Examples of indulgent Usage of indulgent Parts of indulgent Definition that contains indulgent Words sounding like indulgent Explanation of indulgent

adjective
tolerant or lenient
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"indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"

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lenient soft permissive
adjective
being favorably inclined
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"an indulgent attitude"

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favourable favorable
adjective
characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
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"indulgent grandparents"

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dissipated epicurean gay hard heavy hedonic hedonistic intemperate luxuriant luxurious overindulgent pampering voluptuous card-playing decadent betting self-indulgent sporting sybaritic voluptuary

Opposite:

nonindulgent

Examples of indulgent

"indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"
"an indulgent attitude"
"indulgent grandparents"