PLUSHY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

plushy

adjective

ˈplə-shē

Definition of plushy

as in luxurious

showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort a plushy Parisian hotel where a night's stay commands a king's ransom

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Recent Examples of plushy Most Sustainable Sheets Lunya’s plushy sheets basically guarantee me a good night’s sleep. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 30 Apr. 2026 Inside these flamboyant animal costumes, with cartoonish eyes and plushy paws, are people belonging to a subculture known as furries. — Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 29 Mar. 2026 Punch took the world by storm after images of him dragging the orange plushy behind him circulated on social media, causing such a stir that the zoo has since made special rules to accommodate the influx of visitors. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026 This mystery dumpling craze parallels that of plushy Labubu dolls, which became a worldwide sensation last year after Lisa, a performer in K-pop group Blackpink, was spotted sporting the toy. — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for plushy

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TikTok filled with videos of grim stores nearing closure that looked more apocalyptic than luxurious.

— Rachel Felder, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026
In a report published on Tuesday, four men — apparently in the same unit as Combs — told NBC the Grammy winner was enjoying a luxurious lifestyle despite his being behind bars.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of luxurious

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Olivia Miles, the rookie point guard for the Minnesota Lynx, wears a pair of bug-eyed sports goggles, black and bulbous, sometimes held in place by a thick strap that runs through her luxuriant Afro.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
At the end of the fifth group, one girl’s face blossomed into a radiant flower, and another drew herself with luxuriant pigtails, standing beneath a bright red beating heart.

— James Gordon, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of luxuriant

Adjective

This marks the only occurrence since 2017 that a non-luxury company has taken the first position on the Paris bourse at the end of a day of trading.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Add in the ultra-luxury Hermès editions ($1,399 for Series 12; $1,499 for Ultra 4), and both lines can climb into true luxury territory.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

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