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lavish

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of lavish

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

  • this lavish consumption of our natural resources simply cannot continue
Synonyms of lavish

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

boundless, endless, immeasurable, infinite, limitless

unbearable, unjustifiable, unwarranted

improper, inappropriate, thick, unseemly

unrestrained
Phrases Synonymous with lavish

a bit much, over the top
Near Antonyms of lavish

deficient, inadequate, insufficient

minimal, minimum
Antonyms of lavish

middling, moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate

2 pouring forth in great amounts

  • the lavish praise that the novel was receiving had some wondering if it could ever live up to readers' expectations
Synonyms of lavish

copious, galore, gushing, profuse, riotous
Words Related to lavish

abounding, abundant, ample, bounteous, bountiful, liberal, plenteous, plentiful

extravagant, luxuriant

fat, fecund, fertile

free, munificent, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting

excessive, immoderate, redundant

adequate, complete, enough, sufficient
Near Antonyms of lavish

meager (or meagre), niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, spare, sparse, stingy

deficient, inadequate, incomplete, insufficient, lacking, scarce, unsatisfactory, wanting

bare, mere, minimal
Antonyms of lavish

dribbling, trickling

3 showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort

  • the lavish apartment even boasted a marble bathroom with gold-plated fixtures
Synonyms of lavish

Babylonian, deluxe, Lucullan (also Lucullian), luxe, luxuriant, luxurious, luxury, opulent, palace, palatial, plush, plushy, silken, sumptuous
Words Related to lavish

costly, dear, expensive, precious, premium, rich

extravagant, grandiose, ostentatious, pretentious, showy

august, awesome, awful, baronial, beautiful, gorgeous, grand, heroic (also heroical), imposing, impressive, kingly, magnificent, majestic, monumental, noble, proud, regal, royal, splendid, stately

comfortable, cozy, homelike, homey (also homy), snug
Near Antonyms of lavish

economical, frugal, meager (or meagre), spare, stingy, thrifty
Antonyms of lavish

ascetic (also ascetical), austere, humble, no-frills, spartan

Synonym Discussion of lavish

profuse, lavish, prodigal, luxuriant, lush, exuberant mean giving or given out in great abundance. profuse implies pouring forth without restraint.
    • profuse apologies
lavish suggests an unstinted or unmeasured profusion.
    • a lavish party
prodigal implies reckless or wasteful lavishness threatening to lead to early exhaustion of resources.
    • prodigal spending
luxuriant suggests a rich and splendid abundance.
    • a luxuriant beard
lush suggests rich, soft luxuriance.
    • a lush green lawn
exuberant implies marked vitality or vigor in what produces abundantly.
    • an exuberant imagination

lavish

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of lavish

1 to give readily and in large quantities

  • doting parents lavishing lots of attention on their children
Synonyms of lavish

heap, pour, rain, shower
Words Related to lavish

gush, stream

flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, swamp

bombard, hail
Near Antonyms of lavish

hold back, keep, reserve, retain, withhold

2 to use up carelessly

  • a great actor who lavished his talent in lousy movies
Synonyms of lavish

blow, dissipate, fiddle away, fritter (away), lose, misspend, run through, spend, squander, throw away, trifle (away), waste
Words Related to lavish

splurge

consume, deplete, exhaust, impoverish, overspend, shoot

indulge, overindulge

disburse, expend, lay out
Phrases Synonymous with lavish

play ducks and drakes with (or make ducks and drakes of)
Near Antonyms of lavish

economize, scrimp, skimp

preserve, protect, save

hoard, lay up
Antonyms of lavish

conserve

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