INDULGENCE Synonyms

• an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

• excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence

• an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)

• a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses

• an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances

• a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

• a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets

• the act of allowing

• put on a fixed allowance, as of food

• a desirable state

• very close and convivial

• a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat

• payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

• the property of copious abundance

• (literary) generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely

• good weather with comfortable temperatures

• leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

• a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

• the act of conceding or yielding

• a point conceded or yielded

• a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction

• something or someone that provides a source of happiness

• give pleasure to or be pleasing to

• take delight in

• hold spellbound

• the pleasure felt when having a good time

• act of receiving pleasure from something

• (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property

• an act of gracious kindness

• an advantage to the benefit of someone or something

• an inclination to approve

• a feeling of favorable regard

• souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party

• promote over another

• consider as the favorite

• treat gently or carefully

• bestow a privilege upon

• compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

• the act of excusing a mistake or offense

• something acquired without compensation

• natural abilities or qualities

• the act of giving

• give qualities or abilities to

• give as a present; make a gift of

• state of being gratified or satisfied

• the act or an instance of satisfying

• something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

• the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive

• wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

• a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

• something or someone that provides a source of happiness

• a formal expression

• an activity that affords enjoyment

• sexual gratification

• temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration

• being or existing in a specified place

• the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

• something presented as a gift

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking

• give an exhibition of to an interested audience

• bring forward and present to the mind

• perform (a play), especially on a stage

• hand over formally

• offer for others to consider

• give, especially as an honor or reward

• give as a present; make a gift of

• deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

• cause to come to know personally

• represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

• present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

• formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.

• recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position

• a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

• payment made in return for a service rendered

• an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

• the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property

• benefit resulting from some event or action

• bestow honor or rewards upon

• strengthen and support with rewards

• act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

• the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

• state of being gratified or satisfied

• compensation for a wrong

• (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation

• act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite

• the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions

• a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

• the act of tolerating something

• willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others

• a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

• something considered choice to eat

• an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight

• interact in a certain way

• subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

• provide treatment for

• act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

• provide with a gift or entertainment

• provide with choice or abundant food or drink

• engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement

• regard or consider in a specific way