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as in wasteful
given to spending money freely or foolishly
the billionaire's son is the typically extravagant playboy who hasn't earned any of what he spends
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as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
the book doesn't quite merit the extravagant praise that it has received
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as in expensive
commanding a large price
wooed her with an array of extravagant gifts
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Recent Examples of extravagant
The makeup and musical artist has yet to reveal if someone else helped formulate the extravagant hairdo.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Turn up the drama by adding feathers to your outfit, or even an extravagant, dazzling head piece.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
Besides that, the only real moments of tension had to do with the song’s extravagant length for a single.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Royalty may be on the mind of many, following the new exhibition on Marie Antoinette’s style in London, which has many of the French queen’s extravagant gowns on show.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Turn up the drama by adding feathers to your outfit, or even an extravagant, dazzling head piece.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
Besides that, the only real moments of tension had to do with the song’s extravagant length for a single.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Royalty may be on the mind of many, following the new exhibition on Marie Antoinette’s style in London, which has many of the French queen’s extravagant gowns on show.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extravagant
Adjective
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What are these wasteful projects doing?—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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Insurers have long argued that prior authorization reduces fraud and wasteful spending, as well as prevents potential harm.—
Lauren Sausser,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Just don't glaze because that's heaping someone with excessive and insincere praise.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Typically, when there is an outbreak of hemorrhagic disease, Tennessee saw excessive rain in spring and early summer with dry coditions in late summer, the agency said.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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For a ski station closer to Tokyo and less expensive than Niseko, try Nekoma Mountain in Fukushima province.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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In typical hypercar fashion, the car just sat there in the parking lot looking pretty and expensive during the parade and didn't move.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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The bank estimates that two-thirds of the population are living in extreme poverty — less than $3 a day.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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The ocean anomaly has also been associated with extreme weather events, including droughts; warmer ocean temperatures can also generally help hurricanes develop more rapidly, and exacerbate fires, says Pastelok.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Undoubtedly, there are players with potential and talent at Tuchel’s disposal, but very little valuable experience in a position that requires more maturity and discipline.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The aftermath of that tragedy taught him a valuable life lesson about how the chaos of the world could affect the global financial sector.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … ORWELL NIGHTMARE – Joe Rogan blasts 'insane' media silence on arrests for social media posts.—
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FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The queen greeted this insane question with a politely regal stare, ignored my faux pas, and continued talking about financial inclusion.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The verdict is still out as to whether September’s pullback in cattle futures is a temporary pause in an ongoing climb higher or the first sign of lasting relief in a costly beef cycle.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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But its stock’s advance has lagged that of rival GM as costly recalls to fix quality defects have detracted from Farley’s strategic refocusing and efforts to improve profit margins.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The science, literature and economics prizes are presented to the laureates by the Swedish king at a ceremony in Stockholm on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death, followed by a lavish banquet at city hall.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Liz and Dick fell in love on the set of Cleopatra, the ridiculously expensive and lavish epic love story of the ancient Egyptian queen and the Roman general Mark Antony.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Extravagant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extravagant. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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