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extravagant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of extravagant

1 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

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 doesn't 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

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

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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