Synonyms of luxurious

luxurious

adjective

(ˌ)ləg-ˈzhu̇r-ē-əs 

1

as in luxury

showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort

the luxurious apartment was filled with the latest electronic gadgets and fine works of art

Synonyms & Similar Words

• luxury
• deluxe
• luxuriant
• lavish
• beautiful
• sumptuous
• opulent
• expensive
• palatial
• plush
• comfortable
• palace
• luxe
• extravagant
• gorgeous
• silken
• impressive
• plushy
• rich
• Babylonian
• magnificent
• premium
• costly
• precious
• Lucullian
• regal
• Lucullan
• showy
• awesome
• imposing
• grand
• royal
• grandiose
• splendid
• ostentatious
• dear
• majestic
• pretentious
• cozy
• baronial
• heroic
• proud
• monumental
• homey
• homelike
• awful
• heroical
• kingly
• noble
• stately
• august
• homy
• snug

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humble
• ascetic
• austere
• spartan
• economical
• meager
• no-frills
• ascetical
• frugal
• thrifty
• spare
• meagre
• stingy

2

as in sensual

given to or marked by excessive gratification of one's desires

squandered his fortune in the relentless satisfaction of his luxurious tastes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sensual
• hedonistic
• sybaritic
• indulgent
• extravagant
• decadent
• overindulgent
• greedy
• voluptuous
• self-indulgent
• sensuous
• reckless
• masturbatory
• gluttonous
• uncontrolled
• carnal
• onanistic
• self-absorbed
• voracious
• incontinent
• self-obsessed
• fleshly
• rapacious
• intemperate
• splurging
• wanton

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continent
• sober
• temperate
• abstemious
• ascetic
• austere
• spartan
• abstinent
• self-denying
• ascetical
• self-abnegating
• disciplined
• self-controlled
• self-governed
• self-disciplined

Synonym Chooser

How is the word luxurious distinct from other similar adjectives?

Some common synonyms of luxurious are sensual, sensuous, and voluptuous. While all these words mean "relating to or providing pleasure through gratification of the senses," luxurious suggests the indulgence of sensuous pleasure inducing bodily ease and languor.

a luxurious hotel

When is it sensible to use sensual instead of luxurious?

The synonyms sensual and luxurious are sometimes interchangeable, but sensual tends to imply the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of the physical appetites as ends in themselves.

a life devoted to sensual pleasures

When is sensuous a more appropriate choice than luxurious?

In some situations, the words sensuous and luxurious are roughly equivalent. However, sensuous implies gratification of the senses for the sake of aesthetic pleasure.

the sensuous delights of great music

When might voluptuous be a better fit than luxurious?

The meanings of voluptuous and luxurious largely overlap; however, voluptuous implies more strongly an abandonment especially to sensual pleasure.

a voluptuous feast

Examples of luxurious in a Sentence

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