SPLURGING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

splurging 1 of 2

adjective

as in uncontrolled

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splurging

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verb

present participle of splurge

as in consuming

informal to spend more money than usual on something for yourself You should let yourself splurge once in a while.

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Recent Examples of splurging

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Whether shoppers are grabbing a traditional half-gallon or splurging on a unique pint, the current relief might be a little bit sweeter on their wallets this weekend. — Isabelle Labianco, CNN Money, 19 July 2026 The Hollywood project portrayed Belfort and his friends using drugs while splurging on luxury goods and participating in illicit activities. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 Travel may be getting more expensive, but that isn’t stopping Americans from splurging on bucket-list vacations. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026 While smaller rug sizes can be much cheaper, splurging for the 8x10, 9x12, or the largest size appropriate for your space can save you in the long run. — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 July 2026 Flush with this newfound wealth, a growing number of South Korean retail investors are splurging on luxury goods like those sold at Shinsegae, according to analysts. — John Kang, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Taken together, the Prime Day 2026 data paints a portrait of a consumer base that is active but strained, spending but not splurging, and increasingly reliant on financial instruments — and retail events — to manage the gap between income and anxiety. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026 But if the teams that already have cap efficiency wind up benefiting most from the salary-cap jump, an NHL franchise can still gain a competitive advantage by keeping its powder dry and splurging on the right player, rather than spending millions more for a third-liner. — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 23 June 2026 Every seat at Clark’s Oyster Bar looks to be splurging on seafood towers followed by crab cakes and lobster rolls. — Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for splurging

Adjective

The Amylyx drug, avexitide, is being developed to halt severe, uncontrolled drops in blood sugar that some people experience after undergoing stomach-reducing surgery for weight loss.

— Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 16 July 2026
There are several risk factors for aortic dissection, including chronic, uncontrolled high blood pressure.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of uncontrolled

Verb

Because poppy seeds come from the same plant species used to produce opiates, consuming large amounts can sometimes lead to detectable levels of opiate compounds in urine tests.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 19 July 2026
The potential spread of massive water and electricity-consuming data centers into Florida has sparked fierce opposition from thousands of residents and drawn dividing lines between its most powerful politicians.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of consuming

Adjective

The defending champions managed to hold Spain to a draw in the regulation 90 minutes, which ended with combative midfielder Enzo Fernandez being sent off after a reckless challenge in injury time.

— Mark Hodge, NBC news, 20 July 2026
That context is what separates responsible flexibility from reckless convenience.

— Anand Solanki, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of reckless

Verb

His instinctive reaction, tearful after losing another final, was to throw in the towel, to announce his career with Argentina was over at the age of 29, to focus on his club career, which by comparison brought him so much joy and so little anxiety.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
In his second run for governor, after losing to Pritzker by 13 percentage points in 2022, Bailey is again focusing much of his attention on crime and criticism of the SAFE-T Act, a law Pritzker signed in 2021.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

Definition of losing

Adjective

The average song would be a couple of minutes, and four would seem like an extravagant jam.

— Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
Meteorite from Sebastián Múnera follows two young women on a journey through an extravagant amusement park built on the estate of the late drug lord Pablo Escobar.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2026

Definition of extravagant

Verb

James spent four seasons in Miami, from 2010-14, after spending the first seven seasons of his NBA career with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 July 2026
After spending much of the year providing infield insurance, veteran shortstop Kyle Farmer has been released from the roster following a transaction that coincided with the return of one of Atlanta's key offseason additions.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of spending

Adjective

Odysseus and his men greedily devour a lavish meal prepared for them, only to discover their host is the witch Circe (played by Samantha Morton), who transforms the gluttonous sailors into pigs for abusing her hospitality.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
The memory is where the data gets placed and served up to the processor, like a dinner platter holding a gluttonous giant’s feast.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 28 June 2026

Definition of gluttonous

Verb

But there were hero moments here too, the same refusal to lose, the same team-work, the same selfless effort in exhausting physical conditions.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 July 2026
The two young women at the center of the chamber piece that is Fruit Gathering face more challenges than hard work in a monotonous environment, including exhausting work, economic uncertainty and social repression.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026

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