indulged
Let oneself enjoy
Indulged is the past tense of indulge, which means to allow oneself or another to enjoy something pleasurable, often something considered excessive or not strictly necessary.
She indulged in a second slice of cake.
When you indulge someone, you give them what they want, perhaps more than is wise: His grandparents indulged his every whim.
The word carries a slight sense of guilty pleasure or permissiveness—indulging implies relaxing the usual rules or restraints.
Excessively sheltered or indulged
- cossetedOverprotected and indulged
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- cherishedHeld dear, prized
- babiedTreated with excessive care
mothered · attended · nurtured · petted · soothed · comforted · sheltered · protected
Having rightful claim
- brattyIll-mannered like children
- demandingRequiring great effort
- overindulgedConsumed to excess
- selfishConcerned only with oneself
ungrateful · willful · petulant · capricious · undisciplined · insatiable · disobedient · unruly
Pleasure from satisfying desires
- enjoymentState of relishing something
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
- pleasureHappy, satisfied feeling
relish · savoring · treating · luxuriating · reveling · basking · wallowing · delighting
Greedy excess in consumption
- intemperanceHabitual lack of restraint
- bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
decadence · extravagance · profligacy · dissipation · hedonism · insatiability · greed · gorging
Showy, abundant prosperity
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
pampering · spa · massage · champagne · caviar · gourmet · delicacies · chocolates
Granted permission to proceed
- toleratedPermitted without approval
- humoredYielded to whims
- accommodatedProvided for someone's needs
- acquiescedAgreed without protest
granted · sanctioned · enabled · permitted · entertained · accepted · forgiven · excused
coddled
Excessively sheltered or indulged
babied · mothered · attended · nurtured · petted · soothed · comforted · sheltered · protected · favored
entitled
Having rightful claim
- brattyIll-mannered like children
- demandingRequiring great effort
- overindulgedConsumed to excess
selfish · ungrateful · willful · petulant · capricious · undisciplined · insatiable · disobedient · unruly · presumptuous
gratification
Pleasure from satisfying desires
- enjoymentState of relishing something
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
pleasure · relish · savoring · treating · luxuriating · reveling · basking · wallowing · delighting · appreciating
gluttony
Greedy excess in consumption
- intemperanceHabitual lack of restraint
- bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
immoderation · decadence · extravagance · profligacy · dissipation · hedonism · insatiability · greed · gorging · splurging
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
splendor · pampering · spa · massage · champagne · caviar · gourmet · delicacies · chocolates · truffles
allowed
Granted permission to proceed
- toleratedPermitted without approval
- humoredYielded to whims
- accommodatedProvided for someone's needs
acquiesced · granted · sanctioned · enabled · permitted · entertained · accepted · forgiven · excused · overlooked
indulgedrestricted
Limited in scope
disciplined · controlled · constrained · reined in · checked
- guilty indulgencePleasure tinged with shame
- sinful indulgence
- papal indulgencesChurch-granted sin remission
- excessive indulgenceImmoderate gratification of desires
- indulgent treatsPleasurable excess items
- indulgent giftGenerous, unnecessary present
indulge, indulgence, indulgent, indulging, overindulge, indulges, indulgently, indulgences, self-indulgence