I suppose we're a little too indulgent to the dog.
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Indulgent
//ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt//
Synonyms for "indulgent" (149 found)
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Closest matches (30)
Strong matches (45)
Related words (74)
licentiouslong sufferinglong-sufferinglonganimousloosemagnanimousmercifulmildmindfulmindful of othersnonprohibitiveobligingopen-mindedout of controlout of handoverindulgingoverpermissivepaternalpatientpatient as job
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permittingperseveringphilosophicalprodigalrampantregardfulrelaxedriotousself indulgentself-controlledself-indulgentsolicitousspartanstoicsufferingswinishtactfultemperatethoughtfultoleratingtolerativetoo muchunbigotedunbridleduncheckeduncoerceduncompelledunconstraineduncontrolleduncurbedunderstandingundisciplinedunforcedunfrugalungoverneduninhibitedunlimitedunmeasuredunmuzzledunprohibitiveunreinedunrepressedunreservedunrestrainedunrulyunsuppressedunthriftyvoluptuouswantonwell-disposedwild
Adjective(1 words)
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Antonyms
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4 entriesRelated terms
6 entriesderived
8 entriesrelated to
16 entriessimilar
36 entriesShowing 16 of 36 words.
Translations
49 translations across 19 languages.
Belarusian
2 entries- паблажлівы adj (prone to indulge)
- патураючы adj (prone to indulge)
Bulgarian
2 entries- отстъпчив adj (prone to indulge)
- снизходителен adj (prone to indulge)
Catalan
1 entries- indulgent adj (prone to indulge)
Czech
4 entries- benevolentní adj (prone to indulge)
- benevolentní adj (gentle, lenient, forbearing, tolerant)
- shovívavý adj (prone to indulge)
- shovívavý adj (gentle, lenient, forbearing, tolerant)
Dutch
1 entries- toegeeflijk adj (prone to indulge)
Finnish
4 entries- anteeksiantavainen adj (prone to indulge)
- hyväntahtoinen adj (prone to indulge)
- lempeä adj (prone to indulge)
- myöntyväinen adj (prone to indulge)
French
1 entries- indulgent adj (prone to indulge)
German
4 entries- ausgelassen adj (indulging oneself)
- duldsam adj (gentle, lenient, forbearing, tolerant)
- gutmütig adj (gentle, lenient, forbearing, tolerant)
- mild adj (gentle, lenient, forbearing, tolerant)
Hungarian
3 entries- elnéző adj (prone to indulge)
- engedékeny adj (prone to indulge)
- vajszívű adj (prone to indulge)
Ido
1 entries- indulgema adj (prone to indulge)
Latin
1 entries- indulgens adj (prone to indulge)
Macedonian
2 entries- по́пустлив adj (prone to indulge)
- сни́сходлив adj (prone to indulge)
Marathi
4 entries- कोडकौतुक करणारा adj (prone to indulge)
- क्षमावान adj (gentle, lenient, forbearing, tolerant)
- निरत असणारा adj (prone to indulge)
- सुखलोलुप adj (indulging oneself)
Portuguese
1 entries- indulgente adj (prone to indulge)
Romanian
1 entries- indulgent adj (prone to indulge)
Russian
2 entries- потака́ющий adj (prone to indulge)
- снисходи́тельный adj (prone to indulge)
Spanish
1 entries- indulgente adj (prone to indulge)
Swedish
4 entries- eftergiven adj (prone to indulge)
- svag adj (prone to indulge)
- tillåtande adj (prone to indulge)
- överseende adj (prone to indulge)
Turkish
1 entries- uysal adj (prone to indulge)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Tom gave a little indulgent smile.
Source: tatoeba (5729576)
Tom is quite helpful, indulgent even.
Source: tatoeba (6218783)
Be a little more indulgent!
Source: tatoeba (6292153)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
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