Synonyms of lavishness

lavishness

noun

as in generosity

the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money

the lottery winner's friends were struck by the lavishness of his new lifestyle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• generosity
• extravagance
• wastefulness
• prodigality
• extravagancy
• profusion
• liberality
• bountifulness
• splurge
• conspicuous consumption
• indulgence
• squandering
• excess
• improvidence
• overindulgence
• overkill
• self-indulgence
• immoderacy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• economy
• frugality
• restraint
• penny-pinching
• austerity
• moderation
• temperance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lavishness

Bezos and Sánchez Bezos received backlash for the event’s lavishness during global hardships. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

The Vanity Fair of today embodies a certain sort of lavishness—an often unironic appreciation of and yearning for rich people things. — Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026

In 1661, King Louis XIV ordered construction that would transform a simple hunting lodge into what eventually became a testament to the lavishness of French royalty. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026

Taking the latter to another level is the new Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series, the first two-seater from the marque’s division devoted to automotive lavishness. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026

There’s an understated lavishness; no celebrity interior designers have been let loose and rooms have a lustrous palette of pinks, yellows and blues. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026

Of course, Carly’s kitsch far outdid her neighbors’ in its oddness, luridness, lavishness. — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026

Despite the buildings’ lavishness, the plastics meeting is in a downstairs space that’s less Dubai bling than basic corporate nice. — Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026

Then again, a sense of glamour and lavishness—two pillars of Old Hollywood, when the big film studios had big money to burn—still goes hand-in-hand with awards season dressing today, too. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026