as in consumed
informal
to spend more money than usual on something for yourself
You should let yourself splurge once in a while.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of splurged
And in 2023 when a standoff in Congress prompted sentiment to decline, Americans still splurged throughout that year, namely on concerts and travel.
—
Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Guo splurged on a vintage rose Ferrari.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Como may have brought in Alvaro Morata on loan, but the €100m the league’s biggest spenders have splurged is mainly on up-and-coming players like teenager Jesus Rodriguez from Real Betis and Jayden Addai from AZ.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Guo splurged on a vintage rose Ferrari.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Como may have brought in Alvaro Morata on loan, but the €100m the league’s biggest spenders have splurged is mainly on up-and-coming players like teenager Jesus Rodriguez from Real Betis and Jayden Addai from AZ.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for splurged
Verb
-
So many people approach those dark moments and can't get out of them and are consumed by them.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
-
Republicans have opposed public funding for meals consumed by students whose families can afford to pay for the food.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Since May 2020, at least 20 homes have been lost.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
-
Data from the commission show from 2020 to 2023, consumers lost more than $110 million in scams involving Bitcoin ATMs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Maeve ends up turning Sam into the police, exhausted, dejected, and utterly defeated.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
-
They were done at the start, exhausted and weighed down by meaning and history.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Splurged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splurged. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share