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indulgent
adjective
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Divide indulgent into syllables:

in · dul · gent

How to pronounce indulgent:

Definition of indulgent:

indulgent (adjective):
tolerant or lenient.
kind or lenient, often to excess
willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration indulging or characterized by indulgence

Synonyms for indulgent:

acquiescent
charitable
clement
compliant
easy
easy-going
favourable
fond
forbearing
gentle
gratifying
kind
kindly
lenient
liberal
mild
permissive
soft
tender
tolerant
understanding

Antonyms for indulgent:

absolute
abstaining
austere
authoritarian
backbreaking
biased
binding
brassbound
burdensome
callous
challenging
cold
cold-hearted
confining
cruel
daunting
demanding
denying
difficult
domineering
draconian
exacting
extreme
firm
forbidding
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