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

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

An obvious contributor, also cited by Powell, is the king’s ransom being lavished on AI data centers, projected to reach almost $1 trillion this year, multiples of the number three years ago. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 May 2026

Kerr, who has also lavished praise upon Brown, 56, whenever asked about him, made sure to give Atkinson his due before a December game in Cleveland. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 May 2026

Sources close to Calvert-Lewin have lavished praise on how impressive this and subsequent calls were with the Leeds hierarchy, while United felt that the first pitch turned the striker’s curiosity about the club into a realisation that this could really work for him. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 17 May 2026

But for all of the attention lavished on the video, there is also something highly familiar about it. — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Trump lavished unusual praise on the media at a post-shooting late night press conference at the White House Saturday night. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026