extravaganza

noun

ex·​trav·​a·​gan·​za ik-ˌstra-və-ˈgan-zə 

1

: a lavish or spectacular show or event

2

: something extravagant

3

: a literary or musical work marked by extreme freedom of style and structure and usually by elements of burlesque or parody

Synonyms

• circus
• pageant
• raree-show
• spectacle
• spectacular

Examples of extravaganza in a Sentence

the over-the-top extravaganzas that are usually staged at halftime during the Super Bowl

Recent Examples on the Web

For the first time, Prime Day is a four-day shopping extravaganza. —Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 17 June 2025

Round One of the playoff, a 16-game extravaganza, is then played over the 4-day Turkey Holiday. —Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 17 June 2025

Leverage Audio-Only Not every meeting needs to be a video extravaganza. —Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025

Brazilian composer Marcos Balter conjured up the mythological Pan in a sometimes outrageous nine-part theatrical extravaganza for Chase. —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian estravaganza, literally, extravagance, from estravagante extravagant, from Medieval Latin extravagant-, extravagans

First Known Use

1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for extravaganza

• bonanza
• stanza

Kids Definition

extravaganza

noun

ex·​trav·​a·​gan·​za ik-ˌstrav-ə-ˈgan-zə 

: a spectacular show