Synonyms of lavished

lavished

verb

past tense of lavish

1

as in heaped

to give readily and in large quantities

doting parents lavishing lots of attention on their children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heaped
• poured
• showered
• rained
• flooded
• overwhelmed
• inundated
• hailed
• gushed
• streamed
• overflowed
• swamped
• bombarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kept
• reserved
• retained
• withheld
• held back

2

as in spent

to use up carelessly

a great actor who lavished his talent in lousy movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spent
• lost
• wasted
• squandered
• dissipated
• misspent
• threw away
• frittered (away)
• blew
• ran through
• consumed
• fiddled away
• trifled (away)
• played ducks and drakes with
• indulged
• expended
• exhausted
• splurged
• depleted
• impoverished
• disbursed
• overindulged
• overspent
• laid out
• shot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserved
• preserved
• protected
• saved
• skimped
• economized
• scrimped
• hoarded
• laid up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lavished

The two governors, who mended fences after clashing over last year’s Proposition 50 redistricting campaign, lavished praise on each other for their climate bona fides. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

The messages quickly took on a romantic tone, the lawsuit claims, all while the coach allegedly lavished the player with gifts, including direct payment of some $450 and AirPods worth another $400. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026

Its following includes Emmy voters, who lavished the series with 19 nominations, the most of any new series this year. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Critics lavished praise on the film, so much so that chatter about potential Oscar attention kicked up in Hollywood. — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

While many soccer fans and media observers have given Fox a mixed report card compared with ESPN, Pitaro lavished praise on his competitor. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 July 2026

Although much attention was lavished on their July 1986 royal wedding, their married life was complicated by scandal. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 July 2026

The old temples of Tamil Nadu are a treasure-trove of forms incised on stone or magicked from brass, and lavished daily with fruit and flowers, incense and sandalwood, music and light. — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026

Likewise, Wong’s bricks are beyond compare in the attention lavished on each individual building block. — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026