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

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

Beginning at noon on New Year’s Eve and stretching until midnight, the event is a family-friendly, alcohol-free, and budget-friendly extravaganza involving comedy performances, live music, and fireworks. —Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 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

In fact, the holiday savings have already started as the second week of October turned into an early Black Friday extravaganza with many major retailers unleashing huge shopping events to compete with Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days. —Samantha Neely, Cincinnati Enquirer, 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