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Another word for lavish

lavish Synonyms

lavish

modif.

profuse, generous, unstinted, unsparing, plentiful, prodigal, extravagant, opulent, rich, sumptuous, inordinate, excessive, wasteful; see also plentiful 1, 2, profuse, rich 2, wasteful. See syn. study at profuse.

lavish Synonyms

lavish

v.

bestow, scatter freely, give generously, squander; see spend 1, waste 2.

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Another word for lavish

adjective

Characterized by extravagant, ostentatious magnificence:
lush¹, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, palatial, plush, rich, sumptuous. (Informal) plushy. See rich
Characterized by excessive or imprudent spending:
extravagant, prodigal, profligate, profuse, spendthrift, wasteful. See careful, excess, save
Given to or marked by unrestrained abundance:
extravagant, exuberant, lush¹, luxuriant, opulent, prodigal, profuse, riotous, superabundant. See big, excess
Characterized by bounteous giving:
free, freehanded, generous, handsome, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting. See give

verb

To give in great abundance:

heap, rain, shower. See big, give

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Then again, maybe she would enjoy a more lavish lifestyle.
Nature has been niggard of rain but lavish in soil and sun.
The treasury was exhausted by lavish expenditure on gladiatorial and wild beast combats and on the soldiery, and the property of the wealthy was confiscated.
Never would she have guessed such a lavish home existed in these rustic mountains.
By his luxurious habits and his lavish expenditure on public buildings he piled up a great accumulation of debt, which was partly discharged by the estates of the land in return for important concessions.

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