extravagance

extravagance

noun

Definition of EXTRAVAGANCE

1

the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money <Hollywood stars are famous for the extravagance of their parties>

Synonyms extravagancy, lavishness, prodigality, profusion, wastefulness

Related Words conspicuous consumption, splurge; bountifulness, generosity, liberality; improvidence, squandering; indulgence, overindulgence, self-indulgence; excess, immoderacy, overkill

Near Antonyms austerity, moderation, restraint, temperance

Antonyms economy, frugality, penny-pinching

2

an instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint <the purchase of a fur coat was simply the latest of his wife's extravagances>

Synonyms extravagance, prodigality

Related Words indulgence, luxury, splurge; loss, wastage; dissipation, profligacy, profusion, squandering, wastefulness; overindulgence, self-indulgence; excess, immoderacy, overkill

Near Antonyms necessity; belt-tightening, conservation, economizing, economy, frugality, parsimony, penny-pinching, saving, scrimping, skimping, thrift; austerity, moderation, restraint, temperance, temperateness