Antonyms of adj self-denying

2 senses of self-denying

Sense 1
self-denying, self-giving, self-sacrificing -- (willing to deprive yourself)

INDIRECT (VIA unselfish) -> selfish -- (concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman)

Sense 2
renunciant, renunciative, self-abnegating, self-denying -- (used especially of behavior)

INDIRECT (VIA nonindulgent) -> indulgent -- (characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents")

Similarity of adj self-denying

2 senses of self-denying

Sense 1
self-denying, self-giving, self-sacrificing -- (willing to deprive yourself)
       => unselfish (vs. selfish) -- (disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others)

Sense 2
renunciant, renunciative, self-abnegating, self-denying -- (used especially of behavior)
       => nonindulgent (vs. indulgent), strict -- (characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint)

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