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extravagant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of extravagant

1 given to spending money freely or foolishly

  • the billionaireʼs son is the typically extravagant playboy who hasnʼt earned any of what he spends
Synonyms of extravagant

high-rolling, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, squandering, thriftless, unthrifty, wasteful
Words Related to extravagant

improvident, myopic, shortsighted

bighearted, bountiful, charitable, freehanded, freehearted, generous, lavish, liberal, munificent, openhanded, openhearted, philanthropic (also philanthropical), unselfish, unsparing, unstinting

careless, heedless, imprudent, incautious, injudicious, unwise

indulgent, reckless, self-indulgent, splurging, wanton
Near Antonyms of extravagant

cheap, close, closefisted, mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, pinching, spare, sparing, stingy, stinting, tight, tightfisted

careful, judicious, prudent, sensible, wise

farsighted, forehanded, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughtful, provident
Antonyms of extravagant

conserving, economical, economizing, frugal, penny-pinching, scrimping, skimping, thrifty

2 going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount

  • the book doesnʼt quite merit the extravagant praise that it has received
Synonyms of extravagant

baroque, devilish, excessive, exorbitant, extreme, fancy, immoderate, inordinate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable, undue, unmerciful
Words Related to extravagant

boundless, endless, immeasurable, infinite, limitless

unbearable, unjustifiable, unwarranted

improper, inappropriate, thick, unseemly

unrestrained
Phrases Synonymous with extravagant

a bit much, over the top
Near Antonyms of extravagant

deficient, inadequate, insufficient

minimal, minimum
Antonyms of extravagant

middling, moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate

3 commanding a large price

  • wooed her with an array of extravagant gifts
Synonyms of extravagant

big-ticket, costly, dear, expensive, high, high-end, high-ticket, precious, premium, priceless, pricey (also pricy), spendy [chiefly Northwest], ultraexpensive, valuable
Words Related to extravagant

exorbitant, overpriced, prohibitive, sky-high, steep, stiff, unaffordable, uneconomic (or uneconomical), unreasonable

inestimable, invaluable

deluxe, luxurious, sumptuous
Near Antonyms of extravagant

moderate, reasonable

valueless, worthless

discounted
Antonyms of extravagant

cheap, inexpensive

Synonym Discussion of extravagant

excessive, immoderate, inordinate, extravagant, exorbitant, extreme mean going beyond a normal limit. excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable.
    • excessive punishment
immoderate implies lack of desirable or necessary restraint.
    • immoderate spending
inordinate implies an exceeding of the limits dictated by reason or good judgment.
    • inordinate pride
extravagant implies an indifference to restraints imposed by truth, prudence, or good taste.
    • extravagant claims for the product
exorbitant implies a departure from accepted standards regarding amount or degree.
    • exorbitant prices
extreme may imply an approach to the farthest limit possible or conceivable but commonly means only to a notably high degree.
    • extreme shyness

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