Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pampering

1 sense of pampering

Sense 1
indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring -- (the act of indulging or gratifying a desire)
       => gratification -- (the act or an instance of satisfying)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pamper

1 sense of pamper

Sense 1
pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge -- (treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!")
       => treat, handle, do by -- (interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently")

Antonyms of adj pampering

1 sense of pampering

Sense 1
pampering (prenominal) -- (gratifying tastes, appetites, or desires; "pampering parents often have spoilt children"; "a very pampering cruise experience")

INDIRECT (VIA indulgent) -> nonindulgent, strict -- (characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint)

Similarity of adj pampering

1 sense of pampering

Sense 1
pampering (prenominal) -- (gratifying tastes, appetites, or desires; "pampering parents often have spoilt children"; "a very pampering cruise experience")
       => indulgent (vs. nonindulgent) -- (characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents")