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Synonyms for overindulgence

Most common

excess surfeit

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An act of overindulging; indulgence in too much; pleasure or consumption taken in excess of what is satisfying or necessary.

    He blames his overindulgence in food for his expanding waistline.

Related words

Other spellings
overindulgency

Forms

Plural
overindulgences → excesses, surfeits…

Example sentences

  • excess The load of the truck was in excess of three tons.
  • surfeit A surfeit of alternatives leads to a bad choice.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
overindulgencerising
excessfalling
surfeitsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
excess2
7 letters
surfeit2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excess2 = 2 syllables).