as in luxurious
given to or marked by excessive gratification of one's desires
a hedonistic lifestyle a city known for its hedonistic nightlife
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Recent Examples of hedonistic
With only two episodes left before the Gemstones sing their final hedonistic hymn on the May 4 series finale, Baltz zoomed in from the North Carolina shoot of an upcoming Bobby Farrelly movie to talk about his alter ego’s colorful arc.
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
Backed by an eerie beat, the track revisits their promiscuous, party lifestyle with hedonistic lyricism.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
His legacy is alive and well, though, because people still wax lyrical about his glory days, correlating their youth to his hedonistic ways.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Then there’s Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which stages Gatsby as a hectic and hedonistic swirl of parties and violence.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
Backed by an eerie beat, the track revisits their promiscuous, party lifestyle with hedonistic lyricism.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
His legacy is alive and well, though, because people still wax lyrical about his glory days, correlating their youth to his hedonistic ways.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Then there’s Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which stages Gatsby as a hectic and hedonistic swirl of parties and violence.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hedonistic
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Their genre-blending sound laid the foundation for future music icons, influencing everyone from Jimi Hendrix (who once played guitar for them) to The Notorious B.I.G. But just as impactful as their sound was their style: bold, luxurious, and unapologetically Black.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
5 June 2025
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These Egyptian cotton sheets are both durable and luxurious.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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The skirt flared softly at the hem, offering movement and bit of drama, a silhouette that felt sensual without trying too hard.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
30 May 2025
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As a reminder, here's how Scorsese and the three-time Oscar winner worked together to make romantic sublimation and repressed emotions weirdly sensual.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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“Hedonistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hedonistic. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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