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)