Antonyms for self-indulgent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : self-in-duhl-juh nt, self-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlf ɪnˈdʌl dʒənt, ˌsɛlf-

Definition of self-indulgent

Origin : also self indulgent, 1791, from self- + indulgent. Related: Self-indulgently.

adj greedy

Example sentences :

We are self-indulgent--and how often that can lead to impurity!
Extract from : « The Calvary Road » by Roy Hession

Yet her love was of the true maternal stamp; not childish and self-indulgent.
Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade

It is in the wealthy, the luxurious, the self-indulgent class that they are found.
Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys

You are abominably selfish, you knowselfish and self-indulgent!
Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 » by Various

I know her better than you do; she is a good girl, but rather luxurious and self-indulgent.
Extract from : « A Simpleton » by Charles Reade

We were becoming selfish, self-indulgent, sybaritic rapidly.
Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, October, 1864 » by Various

We are flippant and wordy, shallow and empty, self-sufficient and self-indulgent.
Extract from : « The Lord's Coming » by C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh

Spoilt in his boyhood as an only child, he was self-willed and self-indulgent.
Extract from : « A Book of Remarkable Criminals » by H. B. Irving

It is egotistical, selfish, superficial, and self-indulgent.
Extract from : « The Wasted Generation » by Owen Johnson

I hope it is not self-indulgent to shed these tears as I think of it.
Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIII.--April, 1852.--Vol. IV. » by Various

Synonyms for self-indulgent

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