EXTRAVAGANTLY Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

extravagantly

adverb

Definition of extravagantly

as in expensively

in a luxurious manner the ancient Roman emperors lived as extravagantly as any rulers in history

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Recent Examples of extravagantly People in costumes marched alongside floats with advertisements and extravagantly patriotic decorations. — Nolan Rogalski, The Providence Journal, 5 July 2026 As extravagantly decorated as the guest rooms, Azure’s blue and white interiors would be a great date-night choice—a combo of watching the sun sink below the horizon, excellent cuisine and fabulous wines (try something from the owners’ South African estate, Bouchard Finlayson). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026 In July 2024, Rinderknecht demanded the chatbot generate an image that showed wealthy elites dining extravagantly on one side of a wall while the world burned beyond the barricade. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 However, living so extravagantly has its downsides. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 9 June 2026 Those funds were then spent extravagantly, fueling a large-scale abuse of federal resources. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 19 May 2026 On Monday night, extravagantly dressed celebrities and designers made their grand ascent up the Met Gala's staircase, marking the start of fashion's biggest night and raising money for New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. — Emily Bogle, NPR, 4 May 2026 If so, what is such a large and extravagantly funded force meant to do? — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026 Duvalier and his family lived extravagantly while Haiti suffered in poverty and violence. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026

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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

Definition of expensively

Adverb

Think of Sunriver as a luxuriously rustic, family-style retreat packed with both warm and cold-weather activities.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Its luxuriously soft drop-waist style and stretchy strapless top leave room for endless wear, whether as a maxi dress or folded down to be a maxi skirt.

— Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 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

England’s 2-1 victory against Mexico — and that insane Azteca Stadium crowd — also was richly deserved.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
As our country nears its semiquincentennial this July 4, there’s no better time to celebrate how each of the 50 states contributes to the richly diverse fabric that makes America so beautiful.

— Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026

Definition of richly

Adverb

By Todd Woody, Bloomberg On a warm summer morning, two fire officials navigate an SUV along a narrow road that switchbacks high into the hills above the town of Fairfax, California, where thickets of trees conceal hundreds of homes.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Paul, also sporting a buzz cut now, runs to the top of a plinth, high above a massive, cheering crowd.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 8 July 2026

Definition of high

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

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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