indulged 1 of 2

adjective

as in spoiled

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indulged

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verb

past tense of indulge
1
as in humored
to give in to (a desire) the grandparents indulged the child's wishes to an extent that they never did with their own children

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2
as in surrendered
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly conventioneers who were obviously eager to indulge themselves in all of the vices that Las Vegas might offer

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3
as in nursed
to treat with great or excessive care you indulge those grandkids in ways you never did with your own kids

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Recent Examples of indulged
Adjective
But the partner being indulged will be none the wiser to the other’s true feelings. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
When Maserati brought me back, exhilaration turned to fixation, which Weiss happily indulged by bringing me back for a third time to be coached by Rod Macleod. — Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 In Salzburg, Dudamel indulged the Vienna Philharmonic’s incomparable lushness, those plush strings, glowing winds, golden brass, voluminous timpani. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Night Seven indulged Bon Jovi’s love for sports, with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and tennis legend John McEnroe mingling backstage. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026 Within the home, the dogs were indulged to an unusual degree, holding status as nearly full members of the family. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 Portugal, as our crew wrote, indulged Ronaldo and paid the price. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 7 July 2026 At the same time, centrists swung against a left that had indulged its purist tendencies. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 June 2026 This ideal of masculinity is not a patriarch but a perpetual adolescent, endlessly irresponsible and endlessly indulged. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026 Perhaps the latter must be indulged a bit to build a platform for the former—forests sometimes need to burn in order to thrive. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indulged
  1. spoiled
  2. humored
  3. surrendered
  4. nursed
  5. pampered
  6. gratified
  7. abandoned
  8. wealthy
Adjective
  • None of its marks seem to maintain their integrity for more than an inch or two without being fretted or spoiled.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • People are throwing out spoiled food and lining up for hot meals, according to reports, while searching for laundromats, working Wi-Fi, cleaning wipes and diapers.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of spoiled
Verb
  • Even House Speaker Mike Johnson, who otherwise has humored Trump at every turn, has expressed revulsion at the idea of a pardon.
    — Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The actor then humored the crowd with an impression of the old Hollywood mogul recounting his pursuits of a beautiful woman in the Paramount commissary.
    — Andrew McGowan, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Definition of humored
Verb
  • Paul Skenes, last year’s NL Cy Young Award winner, lasted all of 4 2/3 innings, having surrendered five runs on eight hits.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The search ended when Robinson surrendered at his local sheriff’s office, accompanied by his parents, who had recognized his picture in the news and convinced him to turn himself in.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of surrendered
Verb
  • Glasnow nursed an elbow issue when the Dodgers arrived in Atlanta two Septembers ago, hoping the pitcher would check a final box before returning to a big-league game.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Dima was famished and weak, and Zayarnaya nursed him back to health.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of nursed
Adjective
  • When they were painted, they were drenched in all the promise and privilege of a pampered girlhood.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • The club’s members, including an industrialist and his expatriate niece, the president and his pampered wife, and a slew of Chinese tourists, engage in a complex dance with the doting and subservient staff.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
Definition of pampered
Verb
  • Although Roberts is presumably gratified, too, history’s little joke is that the President currently enjoying this generous new interpretation of his powers is surely not the mannerly, norm-abiding Republican Roberts had in mind decades ago.
    — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Both were very emotional and gratified when they were told that wreck had finally been found, Gates told CNN’s Boris Sanchez.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of gratified
Verb
  • When a friend pointed out some weighted bags lining the path at the bottom of the staircase one day, the siblings quickly abandoned the water jug idea.
    — Jenna Belhumeur, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Geren said the convention center was part of a larger effort to revitalize downtown Fort Worth in the 1960s after it was partly abandoned by commercial tenants in the previous decade.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of abandoned
Adjective
  • The pair also meet Sheriff Kerry Kane (Kelly Macdonald) and her wealthy, deeply suspicious father-in-law William Macon (Garret Dillahunt), who possesses an unusual amount of knowledge about aliens.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond being a relatively wealthy, stable and democratic country with vast fishing grounds, Iceland could have joined the bloc relatively quickly.
    — Kwiyeon Ha, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of wealthy

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“Indulged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indulged. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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