1
as in lavishness
the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money
Hollywood stars are famous for the extravagance of their parties
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2
as in waste
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
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Recent Examples of extravagance
What is your greatest extravagance?
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Marc Jacobs, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
For High Stakes by Bartolotta, Franke’s design will channel glamour of the lounges and social clubs of London, pulling in influences and extravagance from the 1930s Art Deco design movement.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The quirky period drama is based on the life of Henry Cyril Paget, the dancing Marquess of Anglesey and a flamboyant peer whose behaviour and extravagance has modern echoes.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Cocktails sit comfortably in the high teens and up, with a few outliers that lean hard into extravagance.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for extravagance
Marc Jacobs, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
For High Stakes by Bartolotta, Franke’s design will channel glamour of the lounges and social clubs of London, pulling in influences and extravagance from the 1930s Art Deco design movement.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The quirky period drama is based on the life of Henry Cyril Paget, the dancing Marquess of Anglesey and a flamboyant peer whose behaviour and extravagance has modern echoes.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Cocktails sit comfortably in the high teens and up, with a few outliers that lean hard into extravagance.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for extravagance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extravagance
Noun
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Despite the buildings’ lavishness, the plastics meeting is in a downstairs space that’s less Dubai bling than basic corporate nice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Then again, a sense of glamour and lavishness—two pillars of Old Hollywood, when the big film studios had big money to burn—still goes hand-in-hand with awards season dressing today, too.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For a growing number of people more concerned about cost, waste, and learning practical skills, sewing was suddenly back in style.—
Itay Hod,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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FiberColors dyes are synthesized with a minimum of 50 percent wool waste, specifically fleeces that sheep farmers would otherwise pay to dispose of.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Creative self-expression and generosity of spirit are themes as the moon harmonizes with Jupiter!—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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His generosity was shown on ABC 7 Chicago this past December.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Twenty or thirty years ago, stadiums entered a luxury arms race, and they are now largely designed for lavish fan experiences affordable to only a few.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Stacey Lastoe is a freelance journalist covering wellness and luxury travel, food and drink, hotels, travel trends and news, and more.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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McGinn wants passes crisp fired into him and, with Villa’s best passer, Youri Tielemans, coming back to full fitness, the previous wastefulness in the final third may be remedied for good.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Gabriel also acknowledged lawmakers’ responsibility to oversee state spending seriously as well, and would be scrutinizing government programs for wastefulness.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The profusion of locations for the third event means the marches may have commanded less national news coverage than iconic protests that centered on Washington, DC, including the civil rights March on Washington in 1963 and the antiwar Vietnam Moratorium protest in 1969.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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But although these years saw a crisis of the old order and a profusion of utopian or apocalyptic egalitarian thinking, it was still organized around theological rather than economic ideas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Extravagance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extravagance. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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