EXTRAVAGANCE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

extravagance

noun

ik-ˈstra-vi-gən(t)s

Definition of extravagance

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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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 The beachside Kayuputi restaurant is easily one of the island’s best, offering extravagances like wagyu beef carpaccio and Sturia caviar. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026 Fernández hoped that seeing the extravagance of a pre-conquest world and hearing the poetic nature of the Nahuatl language helps to empower Latinos to feel pride in and learn more about their culture. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 More rococo extravagance was revealed when the cake was cut into by the little Lyons nippy. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 Goertz took Birdsall's basic ideas and refined them into something far more cohesive, blending the visual extravagance of 1950s America with a distinctly European sense of proportion. — New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extravagance

Recent Examples of Synonyms for extravagance

Noun

Bezos and Sánchez Bezos received backlash for the event’s lavishness during global hardships.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
The Vanity Fair of today embodies a certain sort of lavishness—an often unironic appreciation of and yearning for rich people things.

— Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of lavishness

Noun

The hotel kitchen partners with Taka Taka Solutions for waste separation and composting.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
In other words, the same brain rhythm that indicates heavy engagement of neural circuits—something likely to produce metabolic waste—also serves as a signal for the brain’s cleanup crew to come in and do their job.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of waste

Noun

The backstory The Dusit brand is practically synonymous with luxury hospitality in Thailand, having first opened its doors in Bangkok back in 1970.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
The cocktail-making station and mini bar stocked with luxury chocolates and Viennese wafers adds to the fun.

— Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of luxury

Noun

Also using machine profusion, doctors at Northwestern have been able to more optimally use a single organ, taking two different parts of one liver and inserting it into two recipients.

— Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
In addition to the restaurant and bars, there’s a rooftop pool surrounded by sunny yellow fringed umbrellas, comfy daybeds, and a profusion of plants.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026