Synonyms & related words for overindulgence

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Words related to overindulgence

Explore words related to overindulgence — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include excess, immoderateness, overindulge, immoderation, excessiveness, intemperance, exorbitance, nimiety. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does overindulgence come from?

The word overindulgence breaks down into 4 roots of Old English and Latin origin: over-, from Old English ofer (“excessively”); in-, from Latin in (“in, into”); dulg, from Latin indulgere (“to be lenient”); and -ence, from Latin -entia (“forming abstract nouns of quality/state”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.