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 of extravaganza

• exhibit
• pageant
• exhibition
• spectacular
• spectacle
• display

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

That’s when the studio approached Coogler about shooting large format — resulting in the final 65mm IMAX extravaganza. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Nov. 2025

The town hosts more than 1,400 events over 40 days—a holiday extravaganza unlike anywhere else in the state. —Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025

The 2025 iteration of the holiday extravaganza will build on more than 90 years of tradition. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2025

The Super Bowl attracts masses of people to a city and tens of millions of viewers to the TV for a sporting spectacle and musical act, with shoulder programming that creates a multi-day extravaganza. —Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 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