nonindulgent

Examples

• All

• A nonindulgent boss may expect high standards without much leniency.

• The diet required a nonindulgent attitude towards sweets and rich foods.

• She is nonindulgent.

• Don't be so nonindulgent!

• Her nonindulgent parenting style emphasized discipline and clear boundaries.

• The diet required a nonindulgent attitude towards sweets and rich foods.

• A nonindulgent boss may expect high standards without much leniency.

Synonyms

S

strict

vsnonindulgent

359 3.2

Not allowing any exceptions and requiring rules to be followed exactly

is about refusing or limiting enjoyment rather than rule enforcement or standards

A

abstinent

vsnonindulgent

4 7.4

Avoiding things you enjoy, like food and drink, for discipline or religion

is strict about allowing enjoyment for oneself or others rather than personal motive

A

abstemious

vsnonindulgent

• Formal

1 9.9

Not eating or drinking much

is stricter and denies enjoyment generally rather than gentle personal moderation

U

undissipated

vsnonindulgent

8.1

Serious and controlled in behaviour, not given to excess

focuses on denying or limiting enjoyment for people rather than moral character

A

abstentious

vsnonindulgent

• Archaic

9.9

Choosing not to eat or drink much

applies stricter refusal of enjoyment to oneself or others beyond appetite control

Antonyms

I

indulgent

36 6.1

Willing to let someone have what they want, even if it is not good for them

How Indulgent

lenient

32 4.4

indulgent

36 6.1

restrained

5.3

nonindulgent

8.9

strict

359 3.2

austere

4 8.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology