EXPENSIVELY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

expensively

adverb

Definition of expensively

as in luxuriously

in a luxurious manner the pop singer's expensively decorated mansion was a testament to her commercial success

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Recent Examples of expensively The room, its walls expensively craquelure'd to resemble fractured eggshells, its pale taffeta curtains billowing in the chill English breeze, is more Hollywood boudoir than office. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026 Training works best when the system helps people minimize risks and recover safely, not fail expensively. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 But the latter can also make life expensively miserable for the former. — Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 General Motors Anderson sees design and human ingenuity falling into three main epochs, beginning with thousands of years of empirical design that saw creators largely mimicking nature, building and testing models, and advancing from there—slowly, expensively, and narrowly focused. — IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2026 Creditors wanted the money to be restored as expensively as possible. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026 The Hormuz closure confirmed this shift loudly, expensively, and irreversibly. — Tenzin Seldon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 The City Football Group, with Manchester City as the jewel in its crown, is a prime — and expensively-assembled — example. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026 To be in a place built—so very expensively—on fossil fuels, listening to endless green talk from an industry profiting off planetary destruction, is far more discombobulating than the astonishing shopping options. — Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026

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Adverb

Custom jerseys and custom jets Ross arrived in Cincinnati luxuriously − on a jet with his name written on it.

— Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2026
Drape it over your sofa throughout the season and refresh your space with new throw pillow covers, like the Cozy Teddy covers in the same fuzzy fabric or the luxuriously soft faux-mink covers in a similar color.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of luxuriously

Adverb

Brady Christensen, who can play all five offensive line spots, looms large on the free-agent market.

— Mike Kaye June 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
With the back-to-back deaths of the district's representative, who were both in their 70s, age loomed large over the race, especially as younger Democrats push for a new generation of candidates.

— Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 26 May 2026

Definition of large

Adverb

She was eventually caught by the chasers — with Amanda Spratt (Lidl-Trek) replacing Mahe, who had rejoined the peloton — but won the combativity prize of the day, which was richly deserved for a strong effort.

— Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
That patience pays off in the way Extrait wears so richly, albeit noticeably softer and more enveloping than its raw materials read on paper.

— Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of richly

Adverb

This elegant space—owned by Italian friends and sumptuously renovated by an Italian designer—tones down the gaudiest of Moroccan clichés without sacrificing a sense of place.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026
Your composition captures flowers, chamoy and other candies and fruit sumptuously arranged in and around a ceramic jar from LACMA’s permanent collection.

— Stephanie Shih June 17, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026

Definition of sumptuously

Adverb

Will West Ham’s presence — their 61,500-capacity London Stadium is comfortably the biggest stadium at this level since Manchester United’s one-year stay in the second tier during the mid-1970s — see a new attendance record set across the division?

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
At the same time, the price of entry for many recognisable heritage handbags has moved comfortably into four figures, and frequently several thousand dollars.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of comfortably

Adverb

They were asked to press high, in the first half particularly, leaving a 4-2-4 shape with little midfield cover.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Rhiannon Do received a high-paying job at Viet America Society plus $350,000 for a down payment on a $1 million North Tustin home.

— Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of high

Adverb

On board, the common areas were opulently decorated with monumental staircases and picture windows overlooking a half-mile-long beach.

— Noelann Bourgade, Architectural Digest, 9 Mar. 2026
Jackie Jackson is opulently dressed for a football game, diamonds blazing on both hands, chandelier earrings, and black high heels under her trousers.

— Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of opulently

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