Synonyms and antonyms of Indulgence and pleasure-seeking in British Thesaurus

indulgence (noun)

the act of doing or having something that is not good for you

decadence (noun)

behaviour that is considered immoral because it concentrates too much on pleasure

self-indulgence (noun)

the practice of allowing yourself to have or to do something special that you like very much, often something that you should not have or do

sybaritic (adjective)

formal a sybaritic person likes pleasure, a comfortable life, and beautiful expensive things

epicurean (adjective)

literary relating to the enjoyment of things such as good food and drink

extravagance (noun)

the practice of spending a lot of money, especially more than you should

weakness (noun)

a person’s love or enjoyment of something

fun-loving (adjective)

a fun-loving person enjoys having fun

for fun ()

because something is enjoyable or funny, not for any important or serious reason

for a laugh ()

for enjoyment, rather than for any serious purpose

decadence (noun)

so much pleasure that it almost seems morally wrong

decadent (adjective)

allowing yourself, or providing, so much pleasure that it almost seems morally wrong

dissipated (adjective)

spending too much time and money on physical pleasures that are not good for your health

dissipation (noun)

old-fashioned the practice of spending too much time and money on physical pleasures that are not good for your health

on the town ()

spending the evening enjoying yourself in bars, clubs, theatres etc

overindulge (verb)

to allow yourself to have too much of something you enjoy, especially food or drink

self-indulgent (adjective)

showing disapproval allowing yourself to have or to do something special that you like very much, often something that you should not have or do