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 Aviation learned, repeatedly and expensively, what happens when human skills atrophy inside that gap. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for expensively

Adverb

The end of summer, with its dimming heat and the dregs of a luxuriously unstructured schedule, is not it.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
Shoppers agree this duvet cover is luxuriously soft and washes so well that it can be put right back on the bed without any wrinkles.

— Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 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

And it was richly deserved, according to Purdue University, which created the international award and named it after perhaps its most famous alumnus.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
The Palm Springs compound is, at least in listing photos, done in a kind of old-California glamour, with richly colored polished woods, terra-cotta floors, and deep-red accents.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 Sep. 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

Close colleagues and friends said Chatfield had a way with words and expressed himself most comfortably through writing.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Sheik’s breakthrough came after several years in Los Angeles, but fame never sat comfortably with him.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of comfortably

Adverb

Freddy regularly posts photos on social media with emojis covering his face and those of his sidekicks to keep his engagement high but his personal profile low.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Since high-performing magnet schools tend to enroll the most privileged students and experienced staff, other nearby public schools might experience drawbacks, like decreased enrollment and more staff turnover.

— Beth Lloyd, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 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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