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Extravagance synonyms

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lavishness
The state or characteristic of being lavish.
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  1. The state or characteristic of being lavish.
improvidence
The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift.
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  1. The quality of being improvident; want of foresight or thrift.
embarrassment
The act or an instance of embarrassing:
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  1. The act or an instance of embarrassing:
  2. The state of being embarrassed:
  3. A source or cause of being embarrassed:
excess
The state of exceeding what is normal or sufficient:
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  1. The state of exceeding what is normal or sufficient:
  2. An amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; a surplus:
  3. Intemperance; overindulgence:
excessiveness
The property of being excessive.
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  1. The property of being excessive.
exorbitance
A large excess.
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  1. A large excess.
  2. Behavior or an action that exceeds what is right or proper.
  3. Excessiveness, as of price or amount.
extravagancy
Extravagance.
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  1. Extravagance.
  2. (Archaic, 17-19th centuries) A thing that is extravagant.
  3. Something extravagant.
extravagantness
The quality of being extravagant.
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  1. The quality of being extravagant.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
overabundance
A going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate; an excess:
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  1. A going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate; an excess:
  2. An excess of that which is needed or is appropriate
  3. More than an abundance; superfluity; excess
plethora
An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.
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  1. An excess of blood in the circulatory system or in one organ or area.
  2. An abnormal condition characterized by an excess of blood in the circulatory system or in some part of it
  3. The state of being too full; overabundance; excess
superabundance
An extreme abundance; abundance to a vast degree that seems almost excessive.
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  1. An extreme abundance; abundance to a vast degree that seems almost excessive.
superfluity
Something superfluous:
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  1. Something superfluous:
  2. A quantity or number beyond what is needed; excess; superabundance
  3. Overabundance; excess.
superfluousness
The state or quality of being superfluous.
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  1. The state or quality of being superfluous.
surfeit
Overindulgence, esp. in food or drink
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  1. Overindulgence, esp. in food or drink
  2. An excessive amount.
  3. Discomfort, disgust, nausea, etc. resulting from any kind of excess; satiety
extravagancy
(Archaic, 17-19th centuries) The characteristic of being extravagant.
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  1. (Archaic, 17-19th centuries) The characteristic of being extravagant.
  2. (Archaic, 17-19th centuries) A thing that is extravagant.
  3. Something extravagant.
lavishness
The state or characteristic of being lavish.
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  1. The state or characteristic of being lavish.
profligacy
(Countable) Careless wastefulness.
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  1. (Countable) Careless wastefulness.
  2. (Uncountable) Shameless and immoral behaviour.
profusion
Abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia
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  1. Abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia
  2. Rich or lavish supply; abundance
  3. Lavish or unrestrained expense; extravagance.
squander
(Rare) A squandering; extravagant expenditure
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  1. (Rare) A squandering; extravagant expenditure
waste
An unusable or unwanted substance or material, such as a waste product.
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  1. An unusable or unwanted substance or material, such as a waste product.
  2. A wasting or being wasted
  3. The act or an instance of wasting or the condition of being wasted:
extravagancy
(Archaic, 17-19th centuries) The characteristic of being extravagant.
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  1. (Archaic, 17-19th centuries) The characteristic of being extravagant.
  2. (Archaic, 17-19th centuries) A thing that is extravagant.
  3. Something extravagant.
frill
An edging or trimming of lace, etc., gathered or pleated and attached along one edge but free at the other; ruffle
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  1. An edging or trimming of lace, etc., gathered or pleated and attached along one edge but free at the other; ruffle
  2. (Informal) Something that is desirable but not a necessity; a luxury.
  3. A ruffled, gathered, or pleated border or projection, such as a fabric edge used to trim clothing.
luxury
Something that is desirable but expensive or hard to obtain or do:
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  1. Something that is desirable but expensive or hard to obtain or do:
  2. The use and enjoyment of the best and most costly things that offer the most physical comfort and satisfaction
  3. Sumptuous or extremely comfortable living or surroundings:
Find another word for extravagance. In this page you can discover 33 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for extravagance, like: lavishness, excessive expenditure, improvidence, indulgence, waste, embarrassment, excess, excessiveness, exorbitance, extravagancy and extravagantness.

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  • The above remarks are an attempt to correct extravagance in either direction.

  • The excitement, extravagance and waste.

  • Licentiousness, extravagance and an utter disregard for human life were his weak points, but he was loyal, generous and magnanimous.

  • The dissipation and extravagance of his youth exceeded all limits and surprised his contemporaries.

  • The next two years are notable for legislative extravagance and corruption.

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