Synonyms of splurged

splurged

verb

past tense of splurge

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

• consumed
• lost
• exhausted
• spent
• wasted
• depleted
• indulged
• impoverished
• overspent
• squandered
• blew
• lavished
• dissipated
• misspent
• shot
• frittered (away)
• threw away
• ran through
• overindulged
• expended
• disbursed
• fiddled away
• trifled (away)
• laid out

Dissimilar Words

• saved
• protected
• preserved
• hoarded
• laid up
• conserved
• skimped
• scrimped
• economized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of splurged

While shopping for purses, Cardi also splurged on a pair of red knee-high boots with gold heels. — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026

More than a quarter of the total audience splurged for premium large-format screenings that can carry steeper price tags. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 22 June 2026

The couple splurged on full insulation, making the shed comfortable year-round, and outfitted it with an affordable IKEA sink for when Ashlie cans pickles and distills essential oils. — Elizabeth Jardina, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2026

One day in 1930, as the story goes, Uncle Pat grew tired of eating pork tubes and splurged for steak at the butcher. — Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026

Hernández re-signed with the Dodgers on a one-year deal as the organization splurged again for some of the top free agents in the market, adding Kyle Tucker and Edwin Díaz (Hernández’s WBC teammate). — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026

So, when the Dodgers splurged last winter, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner offered a measured response. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026

Texas State splurged in the transfer portal and brought players from Kinne's Incarnate Word team following his hire. — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 1 Jan. 2026

In his 1899 bestseller, The Theory of the Leisure Class, economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen would document the excessive consumption of this new moneyed class, showing that as Wall Street splurged, rural America suffered. — David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025