Synonyms for indulge
Definitions
- v. 1
To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
Grandma indulges the kids with sweets.
- v. 2
To yield to a temptation or desire.
I indulged in drinking on the weekend.
- v. 3
To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.
to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations
Related words
- Word family
- indulgence indulgent
- Is a kind of
- overprotect sate satisfy
Forms
- Past participle
- indulged
e.g. indulged → pampered, spoilt, coddled, babied…
Example sentences
- pamper She didn't want him to pamper the children.
- coddle You shouldn't coddle her so much. She needs to learn to be independent.
- pander Magazines like these pander to horny straight men.
- gratify She took the job only to gratify her husband.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| indulge | steady | |
| pamper | rising | |
| coddle | rising | |
| mollycoddle | rising | |
| cosset | rising | |
| pander | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- baby2, bask1
- 5 letters
- favor2, humor2, yield1, spoil1, revel2, babby
- 6 letters
- please1, mother2, suffer2, favour2, humour2, pamper2, cocker2, wallow2, pander2, coddle2, cosset2
- 7 letters
- satisfy3, delight2, gratify3, surfeit2
- 8 letters
- tolerate3
- 9 letters
- luxuriate
- 11 letters
- mollycoddle4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baby2 = 2 syllables).