overindulgent
Excessively lenient parent
Overindulgent describes someone who gives in too readily to their own desires or to another person's wishes, especially when restraint would be wiser.
An overindulgent parent lets children have whatever they want; an overindulgent eater reaches for seconds and thirds without pause.
The word carries mild disapproval, suggesting that the indulgence has gone past reasonable limits.
Her overindulgent grandmother spoiled her with toys and sweets.
Tolerant of faults
- laxInsufficiently firm or rigorous
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- tolerantAccepting of differences
- easygoingRelaxed in temperament
soft · liberal · nonrestrictive · forgiving · yielding · complaisant · acquiescent · flexible
Exceeding sensible bounds
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
- spoilingCausing ruin or decay
- pamperingLavish attentive care
- dotingExcessively affectionate toward
generous · splurging · opulent · luxurious · decadent · sumptuous · profligate · prodigal
Excessive emotional reliance on another
- enablerOne who facilitates harmful behavior
- boundariesLines marking separation
- dependencyState of needing support
- complicityShared criminal involvement
facilitation · reinforcement · abetment · collusion · coddling · helicoptering · overprotective · smothering
Therapeutic wellness facility
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- coddledExcessively sheltered or indulged
- dotingExcessively affectionate toward
cosseted · babied · mollycoddled · catered · fussed · self-care · treats · comfort
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- regretSorrow over past actions
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- self-criticismJudging one's own failings
apologetic · overcompensating · atonement · repentant · contrite · conscience · compensating · makeup
lenient
Tolerant of faults
- laxInsufficiently firm or rigorous
- permissiveTolerant, lacking strictness
- tolerantAccepting of differences
easygoing · soft · liberal · nonrestrictive · forgiving · yielding · complaisant · acquiescent · flexible · gentle
extravagant
Exceeding sensible bounds
doting · generous · splurging · opulent · luxurious · decadent · sumptuous · profligate · prodigal · spendthrift
codependency
Excessive emotional reliance on another
- enablerOne who facilitates harmful behavior
- boundariesLines marking separation
- dependencyState of needing support
complicity · facilitation · reinforcement · abetment · collusion · coddling · helicoptering · overprotective · smothering · spoiling
spa
Therapeutic wellness facility
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- coddledExcessively sheltered or indulged
doting · cosseted · babied · mollycoddled · catered · fussed · self-care · treats · comfort · nurturing
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- regretSorrow over past actions
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
self-criticism · apologetic · overcompensating · atonement · repentant · contrite · conscience · compensating · makeup
overindulgentstrict
Rigorous, without flexibility
stern · firm · disciplinarian · demanding · nonindulgent
overindulgentharsh
Unpleasantly severe or rough
severe · forbidding · draconian · unsparing · pitiless
overindulgentabstemious
Practicing restraint with indulgences
temperate · self-disciplined · self-controlled · austere · ascetic
overindulge, overindulgence, overindulged, overindulges, overindulgences