Indulgence and Must

Indulgence

Indulgence noun - Something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary.
Usage example: bubble baths were her one indulgence

Must is an antonym for indulgence.

Must

Must noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.
Usage example: exercise is a must if you want to stay healthy

Indulgence is an antonym for must.

How words are described

nice nice indulgence nice must
main main indulgence main must
occasional occasional indulgence occasional must

Both words in one sentence

  • No doubt I must now beg everyone's indulgence for my effrontery in painting so wicked a portrait of him.
  • Even Quaker children, one would think, can hardly have been denied the indulgence of a doll; but it must be a doll dressed in a drab gown and a coal-scuttle-bonnet—not a worldly doll, in gauze and spangles.
  • Light Novel / Cube×Cursed×Curious Not that it makes any difference, because as situations when Harauki was inserting Indulgence disk show, she still retains a sense of touch, so that kick must have hurt.
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