decadently

With excessive pleasure

Decadently describes doing something in an indulgent, luxurious, or self-gratifying way: decadently rich chocolate cake, She spent the afternoon decadently lounging by the pool.

The word suggests excess that feels pleasurable rather than shameful—a willing surrender to sensory pleasure or comfort.

moral

sinfully

In immoral manner

dissolute · depraved · licentious · libertine · immoral · vice · temptation · forbidden · guilty · shameless

sensory

chocolate

Sweet from cacao seeds

truffle · ganache · mousse · buttercream · foie gras · champagne · caviar · satin · cashmere · massage

indulgence

luxuriously

In an indulgent manner

opulently · richly · voluptuously · sensuously · hedonistically · pleasurably · gratifyingly · immoderately · unrestrainedly · excessively

Opposites
indulgence/excess vs. restraint

decadentlyabstemiously

With self-imposed moderation

austerely · temperately · ascetically · sparingly · frugally

luxurious richness vs. simplicity

decadentlysimply

In plain terms

plainly · humbly · modestly · unpretentiously · unassumingly

moral or behavioral propriety

decadentlyvirtuously

In an upright manner

decently · righteously · innocently · morally · uprightly

Family

decadent, decadents

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G