overindulge
Have too much
To overindulge is to indulge too much—eating, drinking, or enjoying something beyond what's healthy or reasonable.
You can overindulge in chocolate, alcohol, or self-pity.
Parents overindulge children by giving them whatever they want.
I overindulged at the buffet and regretted it later.
The word implies crossing from pleasure into excess.
Indulge excessively
- coddleOverindulge or poach gently
- doteLove to excess
- cossetTo overindulge with care
- mollycoddleOverindulge with excessive protection
overprotect · baby · smother · spoil · helicopter parenting · permissive · lenient · give in
Bout of excess
- gorgeDeep, narrow valley
- stuffingSeasoned mixture for cavities
- guzzleDrink fast, eagerly
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
voracity · insatiable · gobbling · wolfing · engorge · cram · overeat · pigging out
Pursuit of enjoyment
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- treatSomething pleasantly special
epicurean · savor · sensuality · enjoyment · delight · gourmet · pamper · comfort
Excessive quantity, often cloying
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- too muchBeyond acceptable limits
overkill · overdo · splurge · bender · spree · overconsumption · no limits · more than enough
State of needing support
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- relapseReturn to former illness
withdrawal · tolerance · habituation · substance abuse · alcoholism · binge drinking · chain smoking · gambling
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- morning afterTime following excess
- hangoverPost-drinking illness
buyer's remorse · self-reproach · queasy · sluggish · self-criticism · never again · lesson learned
pamper
Indulge excessively
mollycoddle · overprotect · baby · smother · spoil · helicopter parenting · permissive · lenient · give in · cater to
binge
Bout of excess
feast · voracity · insatiable · gobbling · wolfing · engorge · cram · overeat · pigging out · second helpings
pleasure-seeking
Pursuit of enjoyment
- gratificationPleasure from satisfying desires
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
treat · epicurean · savor · sensuality · enjoyment · delight · gourmet · pamper · comfort · reward
surfeit
Excessive quantity, often cloying
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
too much · overkill · overdo · splurge · bender · spree · overconsumption · no limits · more than enough · excessiveness
dependency
State of needing support
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
relapse · withdrawal · tolerance · habituation · substance abuse · alcoholism · binge drinking · chain smoking · gambling · enabling
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- morning afterTime following excess
hangover · buyer's remorse · self-reproach · queasy · sluggish · self-criticism · never again · lesson learned
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- excess behaviorsovereat, binge, overspend, overuse, waste
- gluttonyglutton, gluttonous, gorge, gorger, gorging
- indulgencepamper, pamper yourself, treat yourself, hedonism, decadence
- going too faroverdo, overstepping, crossing the line, overstep, cross the line
overindulgence, overindulgent, overindulged, overindulges, overindulging, overindulgences