lavish

The word “lavish” has 2 syllables: lav-ish

It's pronounced as /ˈlævɪʃ/

What is synonym and antonym for lavish?

In the thesaurus, “lavish” has 181 synonyms and 62 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for lavish along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for lavish

Babylonian
Lucullan
Lucullian
a bit much
abounding
abundant
adequate
ample
august
awesome
awful
baronial
baroque
be generous
be wasteful
beautiful
blow
bombard
boundless
bounteous
bountiful
comfortable
complete
consume
copious
costly
cozy
dear
deluge
deluxe
deplete
devilish
disburse
dissipate
effusive
endless
enough
exaggerated
excessive
exhaust
exorbitant
expend
expensive
extravagant
extreme
exuberant
fancy
fat
fecund
fertile
fiddle away
first-class
flood
free
fritter
galore
generous
give
go through
gorgeous
grand
grandiose
gush
gushing
hail
heap
heroic
heroical
homelike
homey
homy
immeasurable
immoderate
imposing
impoverish
impressive
improper
improvident
inappropriate
indulge
infinite
inordinate
insane
intemperate
intolerable
inundate
kingly
lay out
liberal
limitless
lose
lush
luxe
luxuriant
luxurious
luxury
magnificent
majestic
make ducks and drakes of
misspend
monumental
munificent
noble
openhanded
opulent
ostentatious
over the top
overdue
overextravagant
overflow
overindulge
overmuch
overspend
overweening
overwhelm
palace
palatial
play ducks and drakes with
plenteous
plentiful
plethoric
plush
plushy
posh
pour
precious
premium
pretentious
prodigal
profligate
profuse
profusive
prolific
proud
rain
redundant
regal
rich
riotous
ritzy
royal
run through
scatter
shoot
shower
showy
silken
snug
spend
spend money like water
splendid
splurge
squander
stately
steep
stiff
stream
sufficient
sumptuous
swamp
swanky
thick
thriftless
throw away
thrust upon
towering
unbearable
unconscionable
undue
unjustifiable
unmerciful
unreasonable
unrestrained
unseemly
unsparing
unstinging
unstinting
unwarranted
waste
wasteful
wild

Antonyms for lavish

ascetic
ascetical
austere
bare
barren
collect
conserve
deficient
depressed
destitute
dribbling
economical
economize
frugal
gather
hoard
hold
hold back
humble
inadequate
incomplete
insufficient
keep
lacking
lay up
limit
meager
meagre
mean
mere
middling
minimal
minimum
moderate
modest
niggardly
no-frills
poor
preserve
protect
reasonable
reserve
retain
save
saving
scant
scanty
scarce
scrimp
skimp
small
spare
sparse
spartan
starve
stingy
temperate
thrifty
trickling
unsatisfactory
wanting
withhold

Meanings of lavish

verb
1. To give out extremely generously; to squander.
2. To give out to (somebody) extremely generously.
adjective
1. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
2. Superabundant; excessive.

Example Sentences

The couple threw a lavish party to celebrate their anniversary.
She received a lavish gift for her promotion at work.
The hotel offers lavish accommodations with breathtaking views.
He has a lavish lifestyle, complete with luxury cars and designer clothes.
The royal family is known for their lavish ceremonies and celebrations.

On this page you'll find 243 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to lavish, such as: Babylonian, Lucullan, Lucullian, a bit much, abounding, abundant, adequate.

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