Definition for Indulge:

• To gratify by concession to; to yield to the wishes of; not to check or restrain.

Synonyms for Indulge:

• n.

  •
  • involve,
  • DO,
  • join.
  •
  • go in for,
  • revel in,
  • delight in,
  • get,
  • enjoy.
  •
  • try,
  • ingest,
  • eat,
  • touch,
  • consume,
  • taste,
  • manage,
  • resist,
  • take.
  •
  • overindulgence.
  •
  • give,
  • content.
  •
  • roll,
  • like.
  •
  • engage,
  • carry on.
  •indulge (noun)
  • coddle,
  • cosset,
  • pamper,
  • featherbed,
  • mollycoddle,
  • cocker,
  • pander,
  • luxuriate.

• v.

  •luxuriate in (verb)
  • wallow in,
  • look out for number one,
  • bask in,
  • take part,
  • ego trip.
  •treat oneself or another to (verb)
  • go along,
  • regale,
  • delight,
  • give in,
  • foster,
  • pet,
  • nourish,
  • yield,
  • tickle,
  • give rein to,
  • go easy on.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • entertain,
  • fuss over,
  • pampered.
  •
  • cherish,
  • wallow,
  • patronize.
  •
  • partake,
  • spoon-feed,
  • participate.
  •
  • rollick,
  • appease,
  • mother,
  • fulfill.
  •
  • have.
  •bask
  • derive pleasure,
  • take pleasure.
  •content
  • placate,
  • make happy.
  •drink
  • sup,
  • hit the bottle,
  • tank up.
  •mollycoddle
  • overprotect.
  •pamper
  • spoil rotten.
  •permit
  • blink at.

Paraphrases for Indulge:

• Independent

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    engages.
  • Verb, base form
    engage, succumb, divest, acquiesce, commit, relinquish, assign, cede, yield.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    surrender, satisfy, devote.

Antonyms for Indulge:

• v.

  • treat oneself or another to
    dissatisfy, disturb, distress, pain, not use, disallow, deprive, disapprove, refuse, moderate, reject, disappoint, upset, annoy, depress, ignore.
  • Other antonyms:
    harass, victimize, torture, forbear, oppress, forgo, harm, bridle, persecute, check, refrain, abstain, overlook, abuse, inhibit, restrain, constrain, curb, control, discipline, torment, outrage, ill-use, deny, hurt, misuse, eschew, slight, neglect, stifle, violate, injure.

Hypernym for Indulge:

• v.

  • social
    wallow.