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pampering

ADJECTIVE

easy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flexible soft

WEAK

accommodating amenable benign biddable charitable clement compassionate compliant condoning deceivable deludable dupable easygoing excusing exploitable fleeceable forbearing forgiving gentle gullible humoring indulgent kindly lax lenient liberal light merciful mild moderate mollycoddling naive pardoning spoiling submissive susceptible sympathetic temperate tractable trusting unburdensome unoppressive unsuspicious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rigid stern unyielding

WEAK

demanding intolerant oppressive strict unpermissive

ADJECTIVE

lenient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benign compassionate compliant forgiving indulgent sympathetic tolerant

WEAK

allowing amiable assuaging assuasive being big benignant charitable clement complaisant condoning easy easygoing emollient excusing favoring forbearing gentle going easy on good-natured humoring kind kindly letting live with loving merciful mild mollycoddling obliging pardoning permitting soft soft-shell softhearted sparing spoiling tender yielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hateful merciless

WEAK

hard intolerant limiting restrictive rigorous severe

NOUN

indulgence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extravagance kindness leniency permissiveness privilege

STRONG

allowance appeasement attention courtesy endurance excess favor fondling fondness forbearance fulfillment goodwill hedonism immoderation intemperance intemperateness lenience partiality patience petting pleasing profligacy satiation satisfaction service spoiling tolerance toleration understanding

WEAK

babying coddling favoring gratifying kowtowing placating profligateness toadying treating

Antonyms

STRONG

disapproval disfavor disregard dissatisfaction frustration intolerance need want

WEAK

abstention care moderation temperance

Example Sentences

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They work 24/7 at high speeds and get searingly hot - but data centre computer chips get plenty of pampering.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Some residents may see the massages as pampering, but others view it as an investment in themselves.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

“We are not in the business of pampering students. We are in the business of preparing our students.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

On the pampering end, dog spas and private practitioners offer massage, reiki meditation, inflammation-fighting red light therapy and skin and nail treatments, such as deluxe “pawdicures.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

There were no pampering unguents disguised by rugged names.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

pampering

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